Access to Water in the Slums of Sub-Saharan Africa

This article reviews the changing perspectives for improving access to water in the slums of developing countries, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa. While much of the literature continues to maintain an aversion to state‐led urban development policies, there is now increasing emphasis on the importa...

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Published in:Development policy review 2011-07, Vol.29 (4), p.485-505
Main Authors: Dagdeviren, Hulya, Robertson, Simon A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to land
Africa
Community participation
Developing countries
Development policy
Development programmes
Government programmes
Informal sector
LDCs
Market failure
Neighborhood blight
Population
Privatization
Public policy
Slums
Small-scale industry
Squatters
Studies
sub-Saharan Africa
Urban conditions
Urban development
Water access
Water rights
Water supply
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Summary:This article reviews the changing perspectives for improving access to water in the slums of developing countries, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa. While much of the literature continues to maintain an aversion to state‐led urban development policies, there is now increasing emphasis on the importance of informal, small‐scale providers and communitarian initiatives, following the many failures of privatisation. The article argues that market‐oriented solutions are inappropriate for sub‐Saharan African countries where over two‐thirds of the urban population live in squatter settlements with multidimensional challenges.
ISSN:0950-6764
1467-7679
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7679.2011.00543.x