@article{c808c494ba0c4ce2bc3c2131776c6143,
title = "Anticipating elite capture: the social devaluation of municipal tap water users in the Phoenix metropolitan area",
abstract = "Characterizing subcultural models of tap water derived from interviews from 154 respondents in four neighbourhoods in the urban Southwestern United States, we identify sources of public discourses that support and anticipate passive elite capture. In accord with predictions, social devaluation of those who use tap water is situated with residents of a privileged exclusive community sector. This suggests the value of a broader conceptualization and an empirical model of elite capture in water resources: not just as a physical deviation of resources, but also as a discursive devaluation of public resources by specifically elite populations.",
keywords = "United States, Water, class, corruption, culture, state, stigma, tap water",
author = "Alexandra Brewis and Katie Meehan and Melissa Beresford and Amber Wutich",
note = "Funding Information: US National Science Foundation grant support: Household Water Insecurity Experiences Research Coordination Network (HWISE RCN) [grant award number BCS-1759972]; Coevolution of Social and Physical Infrastructure and Improved Access to Clean Water in Informal Water Sharing System [grant award number GCR-2021147]; and Nanosystems Engineering Research Center on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment [grant number EEC-1449500]. The authors acknowledge the PLUS Alliance{\textquoteright}s support initiating their team{\textquoteright}s collaboration. ASU global health students generously assisted with piloting and data collection. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1080/02508060.2021.1898765",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "46",
pages = "821--840",
journal = "Water International",
issn = "0250-8060",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "6",
}