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Planning water infrastructure is a complicated process that needs the help and participation of many different groups. The success of a water infrastructure project relies not only on its technical and engineering parts, but also on how well the project engages and manages its stakeholders. In recent years, stakeholder and social network studies have become important tools for planning and managing water infrastructure projects and for understanding how stakeholders connect and relate to each other. This book chapter looks at how important stakeholder and social network studies are for managing and planning water infrastructure. It does this by looking at two interesting case studies. The first case study looks at how stakeholder analysis and social network analysis are used in urban water supply projects. It shows how these methods can help people make better decisions and improve project results. The second case study is about how stakeholders are involved in water resource management. It shows how important it is to have everyone’s input and work together to solve complicated water problems. The chapter also talks about the difficulties and possibilities that come with stakeholder and social network studies in planning water infrastructure. It emphasises the need for adaptive approaches, resource limitations and uncertainty. By tackling these problems, decision-makers can use the potential of stakeholder involvement and social network analysis to manage water infrastructure projects well, make the best use of resources and encourage practices that are good for the environment and water management.
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Kumari, A., Behera, R.K., Sahoo, B. (2024). Stakeholder and Social Network Studies for Management of Water Infrastructure Planning. In: Kamilya, S., Biswas, A., Peng, SL. (eds) Water Informatics. Water Informatics for Water Resource Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1518-3_10
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