A better understanding of household water use in developing countries is necessary to
manage and expand water systems more effectively. Several meta-analyzes have examined …

Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in
the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower …

This paper applies a conceptual framework of “governance failure” to an analysis of the
institutional dimensions of urban water supply provision to poor households, focusing on the …

This chapter aims to situate the environmental problems of the urban poor in their
international context and draw some action-oriented conclusions. The relationship between …

Local environments such as cities and neighbourhoods are becoming a focal point for those
concerned with environmental justice and sustainability. The Citizens at Risk takes up this …

The World Bank's slum upgrading approach, used for the first generation of its urban
development projects during the 1970s and 1980s, was considerably influenced by the …

Drinking water supply is at the core of both, humanitarian action in times of crisis, as well as
national policies for regular and emergency supply. In countries with a continuous water …

We examine the role of informal water vendors in the urban poor's efforts to secure safe and
affordable water in the squatter settlements of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Using an economic …

Water vending is probably as old as human society and trade, but in recent centuries it has
been overshadowed by the expansion of networked piped systems. Water vending is now …

This paper argues the need for new conceptualisations of the relationship between water
and development to better reflect the reality of cities in the Global South. Using a case study …