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Meg du Bray Monica PaltaGraduate Student Post-doctoral Fellow
Rhian Stotts Amber WutichGraduate Student Associate Professor
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Research Questions
To what extent do urban waterways provide hidden or unexpected services (provisioning, regulating, cultural)
for a vulnerable population?
To what extent does the urban ecosystem also put vulnerable people at risk?
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Ecosystem Services and Disservices Environments provide goods and services to people
Provisioning services
Regulating services
Cultural services
“Natural” ecosystems vs. human-modified ecosystems
Ecosystem disservices
Unwanted or undesirable impacts
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Biophysical vulnerability
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Social vulnerability
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Phoenix, AZ
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Research Methods Informal/semi-structured interviews
Direct observation
Indirect observation Trash survey
Environmental variables Air temperature
Shade
Vegetation height/fullness/privacy
Water quality monitoring E. coli concentrations
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Salt River, Phoenix
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Salt River, Phoenix
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Supporting Services• Water provisioning Regulating Services
• Heat mitigation
Provisioning Services• Water consumption• Hygiene
Cultural Services• Aesthetic appeal• Lounging/rest area
Regulating Disservices• Not enough heat
mitigation
Provisioning Disservices• Exposure to
pathogens
Cultural Disservices• ?[trespassing laws]
Results: Services and Disservices
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Results: Interviews
Respondent ID
Sex Age Shade?Heat
Mitigation?Bathing? Drinking? Teeth Brushing? Clothes Washing? Cultural Services
1 M 57 Y Y N N NSound of water relaxing; visual
beauty
2 M 46 Y Y Y Nbeauty of the
place
3 F 45 YY (would,
hasn't yet)
4 M 66 YY (bitter water)
YLikes to stay near
water
5 M 60 NN (aware of
contamination)
6 M 50s/60s Reading
7 M app. 50Y (before
algae bloom)N
Provisioning ServicesRegulating services Cultural services
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Results: Services and Disservices
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Conclusions and Suggestions Urban waterways are providing dis/services for
vulnerable populations
These dis/services may be increasing their vulnerability
Policy recommendations
Shelter services
Signs near urban waterways
Adjust city and county policies – align with UN
Research recommendations
Additional interviews
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