Resiliency in the Jackson Water Crisis: Investigating the roles of social vulnerability and U.S. Federal Subsidiarity Assistance

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-14 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12295

Latara M. Arterberry, Julius A. Nukpezah

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Abstract

The City of Jackson, Mississippi, has faced numerous problems related to its water supply in the last three decades. The most recent water crisis stemmed from the flooding of two water treatment plants, resulting in contamination and the shutting down of the water supply. The study examines antecedents to the Jackson Water Crisis and how it was addressed. The article investigates the following questions: (1) What is the effect of jurisdictional vulnerability on the resiliency of the Jackson Water Crisis, and (2) What role does the subsidiarity principle play in the resiliency of the Jackson Water Crisis? The study draws from social vulnerability theory to investigate Jackson's changing racial demographics starting in 1970 to understand the crisis. It then draws from the subsidiarity principle that underpins federal assistance to subnational governments to explain how multilevel governments cooperate to address social inequity and create a more resilient community.

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杰克逊水危机中的复原力：调查社会脆弱性和美国联邦补贴援助的作用

过去三十年来，密西西比州杰克逊市面临着许多与供水有关的问题。最近的一次水危机源于两座水处理厂被洪水淹没，导致水源污染和供水关闭。本研究探讨了杰克逊水危机的前因后果以及如何解决这一问题。文章探讨了以下问题：(1) 管辖权的脆弱性对杰克逊水危机的恢复能力有何影响；(2) 辅助原则在杰克逊水危机的恢复能力中发挥了什么作用？本研究借鉴社会脆弱性理论，从 1970 年开始调查杰克逊不断变化的种族人口结构，以了解危机。然后，研究借鉴了联邦向国家以下各级政府提供援助所依据的辅助性原则，以解释多级政府如何合作解决社会不平等问题，并创建一个更具复原力的社区。

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Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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7.50

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8.60%

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