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The aim is to explore how normative assessments and perceptions shape the development of water infrastructure in delta regions.

February 2, 2026Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water

Moral Ecologies of Water Infrastructure: How Normative Assessments and Perceptions of Justice Shape and Respond to Infrastructure Development

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BVBabette van VelzenLeiden University ALAndrew LittlejohnLeiden University

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This article examines how moral assessments influence infrastructure development in delta regions, indicating complex relationships between nature and society.

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The aim is to explore how normative assessments and perceptions shape the development of water infrastructure in delta regions.
Review of emerging literature in archaeology, environmental anthropology, and human geography.
Analysis of moral ecologies concerning human-nonhuman relationships and participation in environmental processes.
Discussion of mechanisms for accountability regarding normative violations.
Identified three key elements of moral ecologies affecting infrastructure: relational understandings, participation forms, and accountability mechanisms.
Highlighted the complexity of infrastructural transformations in delta regions due to competing normative frameworks.
Showcased how moral ecology offers tools for understanding conflicts in hydrosocial systems.

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Velzen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ff08c1c9540dea811ba9 https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.70051

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This article examines how moral assessments influence infrastructure development in delta regions, indicating complex relationships between nature and society.

Moral Ecologies of Water Infrastructure: How Normative Assessments and Perceptions of Justice Shape and Respond to Infrastructure Development

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Moral Ecologies of Water Infrastructure: How Normative Assessments and Perceptions of Justice Shape and Respond to Infrastructure Development

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