{"title":"Local infrastructure governance in Peru – a systems thinking appraisal","authors":"Alain J Espinoza Vigil, N. Carhart","doi":"10.1680/jinam.22.00037","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Ensuring the through-life quality of infrastructure systems is a fundamental instrument in providing economic development and enhancing quality of life. The complexity of infrastructure networks themselves, the operations of the public entities which manage them and the governance systems which oversee them make this a challenging activity. This research uses the city of Arequipa in Peru as a case study to bridge the knowledge gap on the behaviour of such municipalities regarding the management of infrastructure systems. It employs qualitative Systems Dynamics Modelling through a methodology based on the V-Model, with its emphasis on validation and verification, and framed in the systems thinking approach. First, 67 variables characterising the management of infrastructure systems in Arequipa are identified from literature and semi-structured interviews with key actors. Second, a model of the system is constructed using Causal Loop Diagrams. Within this model, 33 feedback loops are identified, formed from the causal influences between variables. Third, a diagnosis is carried out that unequivocally illuminates the municipalities’ failure patterns. Fourth, by identifying leverage points, a paradigm shifting intervention is proposed along with tools that municipalities can implement to improve their performance. Finally, these proposals are validated with key actors through a focus group.","PeriodicalId":1,"journal":{"name":"Accounts of Chemical Research","volume":"124 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Accounts of Chemical Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.22.00037","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Ensuring the through-life quality of infrastructure systems is a fundamental instrument in providing economic development and enhancing quality of life. The complexity of infrastructure networks themselves, the operations of the public entities which manage them and the governance systems which oversee them make this a challenging activity. This research uses the city of Arequipa in Peru as a case study to bridge the knowledge gap on the behaviour of such municipalities regarding the management of infrastructure systems. It employs qualitative Systems Dynamics Modelling through a methodology based on the V-Model, with its emphasis on validation and verification, and framed in the systems thinking approach. First, 67 variables characterising the management of infrastructure systems in Arequipa are identified from literature and semi-structured interviews with key actors. Second, a model of the system is constructed using Causal Loop Diagrams. Within this model, 33 feedback loops are identified, formed from the causal influences between variables. Third, a diagnosis is carried out that unequivocally illuminates the municipalities’ failure patterns. Fourth, by identifying leverage points, a paradigm shifting intervention is proposed along with tools that municipalities can implement to improve their performance. Finally, these proposals are validated with key actors through a focus group.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.