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Heino, Ossi, and Annina Takala. "Transformation of Urban Water Service Provision: Potential of Hybrid Systems." Public Works Management & Policy 25, no. 2 (2019): 151–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087724x19856627.

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Rapid urbanization poses severe challenges to the water management of growing cities. Conventionally, the suitable way to solve problems has been to expand the capacity of existing centralized infrastructures. It is important to consider how resources of a city’s inner water cycle could be utilized more efficiently, and how the system of provision shapes the functional roles of the service, the ways of using it, and ultimately the consumption itself. This consideration is the reference point of this paper in which we will explore hybrid systems of water management as a promising way to address

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Hadipuro, W., and N. Y. Indriyanti. "Typical urban water supply provision in developing countries: a case study of Semarang City, Indonesia." Water Policy 11, no. 1 (2009): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2009.008.

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Low service coverage of public water supply companies and high dependency on groundwater are typical characteristics of urban water supply provision in developing countries. A case study of Semarang, Indonesia, shows that such phenomena have a detrimental effect on the environment. Land subsidence, seawater intrusion and sea flooding are, to some extent, the results of the failure of the public water supply company to service all Semarang City inhabitants. The study of the Semarang coastal area shows that the lack of access, especially to the poor, is a business opportunity for small-scale wat

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Adank, Marieke, Sam Godfrey, John Butterworth, and Eyob Defere. "Small town water services sustainability checks: development and application in Ethiopia." Water Policy 20, S1 (2018): 52–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.004.

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Abstract With rising coverage figures and the advent of the Sustainable Development Goals, there is increasing attention given to assessing and monitoring the sustainability of water services. Previous efforts in the rural water supply sector have included the development of sustainability checks, while in the urban water supply sector, benchmarking of water services and the performance of utilities has become common practice. This paper argues that neither rural sustainability checks, nor urban benchmarking frameworks, are entirely suitable for monitoring small town water services. It present

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Foster, Stephen, Anne Bousquet, and Sean Furey. "Urban groundwater use in Tropical Africa – a key factor in enhancing water security?" Water Policy 20, no. 5 (2018): 982–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.056.

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Abstract A regional scoping study has reviewed the limited data on groundwater use for 10 cities in Tropical Africa. In those cities where the water utility has been able to develop groundwater rationally, the public water-supply usually offers a better service at lower cost by enabling phased investment and avoiding advanced treatment, and offers greater water-source security in drought and from pollution. Urban dwellers obtain water from multiple sources, according to availability and affordability. Among the more affluent, private water-supply boreholes are increasingly used to improve secu

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Muoria, Elizabeth W., Wilkister N. Moturi, and George W. Eshiamwata. "Effects of Population Growth on Urban Extent and Supply of Water and Sanitation: Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya." Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 8, no. 1 (2019): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v8i1.14193.

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Urbanization causes changes in social and environmental conditions with most of these changes impacting on the efficient provision of essential services such as water and sanitation. Nakuru Municipality was observed to be the fastest growing urban area in East and Central Africa. Research on patterns and trends of urban and population increase and their implication on water service provision and sanitation in urban Nakuru is very scanty. This paper presents findings from an assessment of the effects of population growth between 1999 and 2017 on urban extent and supply of water and sewage retic

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Jayaramu, K. P., B. Manoj Kumar, and K. K. Prasanna Rashmi. "Improving cost recovery in urban water supply service: an experience from India." Water Policy 18, no. 3 (2015): 685–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2015.134.

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Poor cost recovery, owing to inherent problems associated with intermittent water service, is common in the majority of towns and cities in India. The water supply in twin cities of Hubli–Dharwad, located in North Karnataka, India, was characterized by several issues such as water losses, poor service delivery, low cost recovery and low investments. Provision of water service to the twin cities was the responsibility of the Hubli–Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) until 2003. The municipal revenues were affected by the large gap between revenue and expenditure on account of poor performance

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Memon, Junaid Alam. "Public Demand for Improved Urban Water Supply Services in Multan." IBT Journal of Business Studies 16, no. 1 (2020): 171–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2020.16.01.12.

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Governments in developing countries face financial constraints to ensure supply of clean drinking water. They may benefit from increasing water charges for those who are be willing to pay little extra in lieu of their demand for improvement in water quality and service. To check the plausibility of this proposal, we investigated drinking water supply and quality, and welloff consumers demand for improved service delivery in Shah-Rukun-e-alam and Mumtazabad towns in Multan city of Pakistan. Qualitative data obtained through a questionnaire survey was analyzed using descriptive and regression te

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Sharma, Ashok, Stewart Burn, Ted Gardner, and Alan Gregory. "Role of decentralised systems in the transition of urban water systems." Water Supply 10, no. 4 (2010): 577–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2010.187.

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Provision of conventional centralised water, wastewater and stormwater systems for urban municipal services has been common practice for over 100 years. These systems center around the protection of human health, ensuring reliable water supply and minimizing flooding; often with minimal consideration of the environmental and ecological impacts associated with fresh water extraction and wastewater discharge. These urban water systems are facing unprecedented challenges in this century from the emerging issues of climate variability, population growth, aging infrastructure, urbanisation and reso

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Han, Huiqing, and Yuxiang Dong. "Spatio-temporal variation of water supply in Guizhou Province, China." Water Policy 19, no. 1 (2016): 181–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2016.036.

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Water supply is an important freshwater ecosystem service provided by ecosystems. Water shortages resulting from spatio-temporal heterogeneity of climate condition or human activities present serious problems in the Guizhou Province of southwest China. This study aimed to analyze the spatio-temporal changes of water supply service using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model, explore how climate and land-use changes impact water supply provision, and discuss the impact of parameters associated with climate and land-use in the InVEST model on water supply in

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Addo-Yobo, F. N., and C. Njiru. "Role of consumer behaviour studies in improving water supply delivery to the urban poor." Water Policy 8, no. 2 (2006): 111–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2006.0008.

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A recent report by WHO and UNICEF on the state of water and sanitation provision across the globe paints a gloomy picture of the situation in developing countries. Of great concern is the plight of the urban poor whose numbers are increasing rapidly across the developing world. Currently, a more market-like approach is being promoted as the way forward in the water sector. This approach is seen as an effective way of being demand responsive and hence a useful way of providing a sustainable water supply service for all groups of consumers. The authors advocate that a prerequisite for effectivel

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Dutta, V., and A. P. Tiwari. "Cost of services and willingness to pay for reliable urban water supply: a study from Delhi, India." Water Supply 5, no. 6 (2005): 135–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2005.0058.

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The provision of safe and universal water supply in an equitable and efficient manner is extremely important for urban water reform programs currently being carried out in developing countries. The sector reform not only requires a significant amount of working capital, but also people's willingness to pay for the improved infrastructure. This paper serves two purposes – first, it explains the meaning of ‘full-cost of water services’ in urban areas and attempts to provide a framework to value economic and environmental externalities for the urban water supply and use through a case study of In

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Foster, Stephen, Michael Eichholz, Bertil Nlend, and Julia Gathu. "Securing the critical role of groundwater for the resilient water-supply of urban Africa." Water Policy 22, no. 1 (2020): 121–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.177.

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Abstract The provision of secure water-supplies for the rapidly expanding cities of sub-Saharan Africa experiencing climate-change stress will be one of the great infrastructure and environmental challenges of the next 20–50 years. Most African cities are blessed with usable groundwater, and some with the presence of major aquifers, but urban water utilities will need to take a more proactive approach to groundwater resource management and quality protection if the opportunity of a secure water supply is to be sustainably secured. Among the key policy issues that need more attention are ration

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Zuin, Valentina, Leonard Ortolano, and Jennifer Davis. "The entrepreneurship myth in small-scale service provision: Water resale in Maputo, Mozambique." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 4, no. 2 (2013): 281–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.065.

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About 20% of the urban population in sub-Saharan Africa relies on resellers of utility water for their water supply, yet the practice has received little attention either in the academic literature or in sector policy. This study uses primary data collected from more than 200 resellers in Maputo, Mozambique, through in-person surveys, participant observation and focus group discussions. Despite the widely held assumption that all small-scale water providers are profit-maximizing entrepreneurs, this study suggests that this model does not characterize resale behavior in Maputo. Instead, three n

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Ahjum, Fadiel, and Theodor J. Stewart. "A systems approach to urban water services in the context of integrated energy and water planning: A City of Cape Town case study." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 25, no. 4 (2014): 59–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2014/v25i4a2239.

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The City of Cape Town derives the bulk of its present water supply from surface water resources and is the central water service authority for metropolitan consumers. The City is also a provider of bulk water to neighbouring municipalities. An exploration of the energy consumption for water and sanitation services for the City of Cape Town was conducted with an emphasis on water supply augmentation options for the near future (2011-2030). A systems analysis of municipal urban water services was undertaken to examine the energy requirements of supply alternatives and the efficacy of the alterna

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Deng, Chuxiong, Damei Zhu, Xiaodong Nie, et al. "Precipitation and urban expansion caused jointly the spatiotemporal dislocation between supply and demand of water provision service." Journal of Environmental Management 299 (December 2021): 113660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113660.

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Mara, Duncan, and Graham Alabaster. "A new paradigm for low-cost urban water supplies and sanitation in developing countries." Water Policy 10, no. 2 (2008): 119–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.034.

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To achieve the Millennium Development Goals for urban water supply and sanitation ∼300,000 and ∼400,000 people will have to be provided with an adequate water supply and adequate sanitation, respectively, every day during 2001–2015. The provision of urban water supply and sanitation services for these numbers of people necessitates action not only on an unprecedented scale, but also in a radically new way as “more of the same” is unlikely to achieve these goals. A “new paradigm” is proposed for low-cost urban water supply and sanitation, as follows: water supply and sanitation provision in urb

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Roland, Nathalia, Sonaly Rezende, and Léo Heller. "Application and critical assessment of qualitative comparative analysis: determinants for the presence of service provision models for water supply and sanitation services in Brazil." Water Policy 20, no. 3 (2018): 546–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.164.

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Abstract The provision of water supply and sanitation services in Brazil is characterized by a diverse range of management models, public or private operators and various judicial-institutional arrangements. Using a quali-quantitative technique – qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) – this article presents an investigation of determining factors for the presence of different service provision models in Brazil, and discusses the application of said technique. In this study, four models were comparatively analyzed: direct municipal administration, indirect municipal administration, state utili

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Navarro Ortega, Asensio, and Rafael Burlani Neves. "Legal Aspects of Urban Water and Sanitation Regulatory Services: An Analysis of How the Spanish Experience Positively Would Contribute to the Brazilian New Regulation." Water 13, no. 8 (2021): 1023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13081023.

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This paper focuses on the legal and institutional framework of urban water services in Spain, emphasizing water sanitation by using proposals that would positively contribute to wastewater management in Brazil. The recent Brazilian Federal Law No. 14,026/20 aims to encourage investment in water sanitation, promoting public-private collaboration formulas so that service management is viable even in economically less-favored regions. In Spain, sanitation policies are aimed at fulfilling the set of obligations and objectives imposed by European Union Directives within the environmental policies o

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Aldea, Alexandru, Mihaela Aldea, and Sorin Perju. "GIS use of Land Use/Land Cover layers and historical data for water losses indices." E3S Web of Conferences 85 (2019): 07009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20198507009.

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The population growth and/or its use and development of the land is a continuous preoccupation of the decision factors regarding the water supply system in general and the development of the potable water distribution networks in particular. This issue is even more critical especially in the areas of big cities and important urban growing. As the urbanization of land outgrows the existing water supply systems, one of the possible solutions is to expand the water distribution network in order to cover this urban growth. The present paper analyses further the possibilities to define and use cert

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Karimi, James D., Ron Corstanje, and Jim A. Harris. "Bundling ecosystem services at a high resolution in the UK: trade-offs and synergies in urban landscapes." Landscape Ecology 36, no. 6 (2021): 1817–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01252-4.

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Abstract Context Ecosystem service bundles can be defined as the spatial co-occurrence of ecosystem services in a landscape. The understanding of the delivery of multiple ecosystem services as bundles in urban areas is limited. This study modelled ecosystem services in an urban area comprising the towns of Milton Keynes, Bedford and Luton. Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess (1) how ecosystem service bundles scale at a 2 m spatial resolution and (2) identify and analyse the composition of ecosystem service bundles. Methods Six ecosystem services were modelled with the InVEST

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Ghozali, Akmal, and Nany Yuliastuti. "PENILAIAN PELAYANAN AIR BERSIH DI KELURAHAN KEMIJEN KECAMATAN SEMARANG TIMUR." Jurnal Pengembangan Kota 5, no. 1 (2017): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jpk.5.1.37-44.

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In Semarang, there are areas of slums that are located in coastal areas and densely populated areas, such as the Village Kemijen in the East Semarang Subdistrict. Based on data of 2014, the slum area in Kemijen Village reached 15.85 Ha. One of the slum problems in this area is inadequate water supply. This study aims to assess the service of clean water in Kelurahan Kemijen. In terms of accommodating the current trend of urban development, that is, community-based development, this study includes community and local organization participation on the clean water provision. The study used quanti

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Silva-Novoa Sanchez, Luis Miguel, Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum, Dauda Waiswa Batega, and Ramkrishna Paul. "Caught in the middle? Access to water in the rural to urban transformation of Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, Uganda." Water Policy 22, no. 4 (2020): 670–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.024.

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Abstract This paper aims to contribute to the relatively few empirical studies done on how processes of urbanization affect water supply in smaller towns by providing an in-depth case study of Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality in Uganda. The paper shows how changes in water service provision as a result of the rural to urban transformation of the area differently affect various groups of water users in their access to water. Based on this research, the authors question the process of categorization and labelling in public service delivery, especially rigidly distinguishing between urban and rural w

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Vlachos, E. "Towards a typology of water-related conflicts in the urban environment." Water Science and Technology 47, no. 6 (2003): 205–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0399.

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Rapid urban population growth is occurring, particularly in developing countries, and has led to problems of providing adequate water supply and sanitation. Two dominant policy recommendations have been put forward - raise fees to existing users or increase the role of the private sector in the provision of water and sanitation services. A number of civil disturbances and riots have occurred in response to such proposals. More pragmatic policy initiatives are required to prevent and solve water-related conflicts, as well as new institutional structures to better handle competing and conflictin

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Bhatt, Jigar. "Comparison of small-scale providers' and utility performance in urban water supply: the case of Maputo, Mozambique." Water Policy 16, no. 1 (2013): 102–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2013.083.

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Following independence from colonial rule, African governments struggled to cope with the legacy of fragmented water services and new demands of peri-urban population growth. Privatization was presented as a panacea that would expand and improve water supply. Small-scale independent water providers (SSPs) were meanwhile often the only actors ensuring that services were available to the peri-urban poor. Nonetheless, they were ignored and even vilified in ‘pro-poor’ strategies of water supply reform. Recent studies have actually demonstrated the important role SSPs play in serving the poor in Af

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Smith, P., B. Maheshwari, and B. Simmons. "Urban water reform in Australia: lessons from 2003–2013." Water Supply 14, no. 6 (2014): 951–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2014.045.

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Extreme rainfall variability, record droughts, floods and high temperatures have had a major impact on social wellbeing, economic productivity and environmental functionality of urban settings in Australia. Compounded by urban growth and ageing water and wastewater infrastructure, Australia's urban water arrangements have undergone major reforms to effectively manage the challenges of recent years. This paper is a synthesis of urban water reform in Australia during a decade of unforeseen natural extremes. It summarises the evolution of urban water policy, outcomes from recent government reform

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Anderson, J. M. "Blueprint for a greener city: growth need not costthe earth." Water Science and Technology 52, no. 9 (2005): 61–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0288.

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The current human use of global natural resources exceeds the long-term sustainable capacity of the planet. New and more sustainable ways of building cities and providing urban water services are needed. The Australian city of Sydney is expected to grow by more than 1 million people over the next 30 years. Water use from the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system already exceeds system capacity. Current proposals to allocate a greater proportion of low flows to meet environmental flow needs will limit urban water allocations and require the development of more efficient water and sewerage systems for

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Murungi, Caroline, and Maarten W. Blokland. "Benchmarking for the provision of water supply and sanitation services to the urban poor: an assessment framework." International Journal of Water 10, no. 2/3 (2016): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijw.2016.075566.

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Gomes, Sharlene L., and Leon M. Hermans. "Institutions in transitioning peri-urban communities: spatial differences in groundwater access." Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 373 (May 12, 2016): 125–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-125-2016.

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Abstract. Urbanization creates challenges for water management in an evolving socio-economic context. This is particularly relevant in transitioning peri-urban areas like Khulna, Bangladesh where competing demands have put pressure on local groundwater resources. Users are unable to sufficiently meet their needs through existing institutions. These institutions provide the rules for service provision and act as guidelines for actors to resolve their water related issues. However, the evolving peri-urban context can produce fragmented institutional arrangements. For example in Khulna, water sup

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van Jaarsveld, A. S., R. Biggs, R. J. Scholes, et al. "Measuring conditions and trends in ecosystem services at multiple scales: the Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SA f MA) experience." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 360, no. 1454 (2005): 425–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2004.1594.

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The Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SA f MA) evaluated the relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being at multiple scales, ranging from local through to sub-continental. Trends in ecosystem services (fresh water, food, fuel-wood, cultural and biodiversity) over the period 1990–2000 were mixed across scales. Freshwater resources appear strained across the continent with large numbers of people not securing adequate supplies, especially of good quality water. This translates to high infant mortality patterns across the region. In some areas, the use of water r

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Parienté, William. "URBANIZATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE CHALLENGE OF ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES." Journal of Demographic Economics 83, no. 1 (2017): 31–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dem.2017.3.

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AbstractThe majority of the urban population of Sub-Saharan Africa lives in slums where access to basic services, such as water, sanitation, or electricity is low. There is a growing body of evidence showing that access to these basic services has significant effect on the well-being of the poor. As the progress to universal access is still very slow, this essay contributes to the understanding of the persistence of the situation by reviewing the recent empirical evidence on both supply and demand issues related to the provision of basic infrastructure in urban areas of developing countries.

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Andrews, Margaret W. "The Best Advertisement a City Can Have: Public Health Services in Vancouver, 1886-1888." Articles 12, no. 3 (2013): 19–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1018939ar.

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Vancouver was unlike many nineteenth centry Canadian cities in that it readily undertook to provide reasonably extensive public health services — a city hospital, waste disposal and drainage, a modern water supply, and health inspection. Provision of those services got fairly under way in the city's first two years, at which time (as later), those interested in the city's growth, who directed public expenditure there as in most cities of the time, encouraged up-to-date public health services as signs of municipal progress likely to attract additional settlers and capital. Public expenditures r

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RODE, Sanjay. "POPULATION GROWTH AND BOTTLENECKS IN PROVISION OF QUALITATIVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN THANE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION." Business Excellence and Management 10, no. 4 (2020): 94–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/beman/2020.10.4-07.

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Every municipal corporation must provide civic services to its population. Since liberalization period, the population and urbanization has increased very fast in Thane city. The density of population is continuously increasing due to growth of industries, services sector and clean environment in city. The commercial and residential complexes, Theaters, private parks, super specialty hospitals, Mall, educational institutions have grown significantly over the period. However, the quality of infrastructure services such as water supply, sewage collection and disposal, health services, water drai

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Chong, Joanne. "Climate-readiness, competition and sustainability: an analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks for providing water services in Sydney." Water Policy 16, no. 1 (2013): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2013.058.

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This paper examines whether key legislative and regulatory frameworks for the provision of water services in Sydney, Australia, successfully support the complex task of planning and managing urban water systems to balance water security, cost and sustainability considerations. The challenges of managing urban water systems under a changing and uncertain climate became starkly apparent during Australia's ‘Millennium Drought’, a decade-long period of extremely dry conditions throughout the 2000s. As the drought progressed, several state and territory governments assumed control of planning and a

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Lundy, L., and R. Wade. "Integrating sciences to sustain urban ecosystem services." Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment 35, no. 5 (2011): 653–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309133311422464.

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Effective water management within urban settings requires robust multidisciplinary understanding and an appreciation of the value added to urban spaces by providing multifunctional green-blue spaces. Multifunctional landscapes where ecosystem service provisions are ‘designed-in’ can help ‘transition’ cities to more sustainable environments which are more resilient to changing future conditions. With benefits ranging from the supply of water, habitat and energy to pollutant removal, amenity and opportunities for recreation, urban water bodies can provide a focal point for reconnecting humans an

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Rozos, E., C. Makropoulos, and Č. Maksimović. "Rethinking urban areas: an example of an integrated blue-green approach." Water Supply 13, no. 6 (2013): 1534–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2013.140.

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The provision of high quality urban water services, the assets of which are often conceptualised as ‘blue infrastructure’, is essential for public health and quality of life in the cities. On the other hand, parks, recreation grounds, gardens, green roofs and in general ‘green infrastructure’, provide a range of (urban) ecosystem services (including quality of life and aesthetics) and could also be thought of as inter alia contributors to the mitigation of floods, droughts, noise, air pollution and urban heat island (UHI) effects, improvement of biodiversity, amenity values and human health. C

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Mutono, Nyamai, Jim A. Wright, Henry Mutembei, et al. "The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review." AAS Open Research 4 (May 28, 2021): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.13225.1.

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Background: The sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest rate of urbanisation in the world. However, infrastructure growth in the region is slower than urbanisation rates, leading to inadequate provision and access to basic services such as piped safe drinking water. Lack of sufficient access to safe water has the potential to increase the burden of waterborne diseases among these urbanising populations. This scoping review assesses how the relationship between waterborne diseases and water sufficiency in Africa has been studied. Methods: In April 2020, we searched the Web of Science, PubMed, Embase

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Egerton, Catrin, Rui Santos, João Almeida, David Alves, Edgar Carvalho, and Gisela Robalo. "Cost recovery in times of demographic change: Portugal's domestic water policy." Water Policy 13, no. 3 (2010): 326–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2010.212.

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Cost recovery is a key tenet of the Water Framework Directive, but scalar implications of this in the domestic water sector are rarely addressed. It is more expensive to supply water services to rural populations owing to cost of provision across areas which are extensive yet sparsely populated; however, residents in rural areas often have lower incomes than urban populations. Taking the case of Portugal, the paper shows that, under conditions of cost recovery, prices will increase for populations in rural areas, a situation which is likely to worsen in future given out-migration from these ar

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Lina, Lina. "STRATEGI PENGAWASAN PENYEDIAAN AIR MINUM DALAM RANGKA EFEKTIVITAS PEMANFAATAN SUMBER DAYA ALAM." JURNAL GREEN GROWTH DAN MANAJEMEN LINGKUNGAN 6, no. 2 (2017): 54–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jgg.062.05.

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The water sector is a public service which has close links with poverty reduction. Inadequate infrastructure and facilities for drinking water and sanitation, especially in rural and suburban areas (peri-urban) adversely affect the health and environmental conditions that have a continuing impact on the level of the family economy. Provision of drinking water infrastructure and improved sanitation will have an impact on improving the quality of the environment and public health, and time can be saved from efforts to obtain drinking water and good sanitation. The third impact will further impac

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Vignoli, Francesca, Claudia de Luca, and Simona Tondelli. "A Spatial Ecosystem Services Assessment to Support Decision and Policy Making: The Case of the City of Bologna." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (2021): 2787. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052787.

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In recent years, both mapping and assessing urban Ecosystem Services (ESs) to support urban planning has been a topic of great debate. This work aims at contributing to this discussion by developing and testing a methodological approach to first assess and map supply and demand of ESs, and then identify areas of priority of intervention. Starting from the existing models, the work develops a tailored approach to map and assess three ESs (water retention and runoff, PM10 removal, and carbon sequestration and storage) that are tested in the city of Bologna and tailored according to available ope

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Alegre, H., R. Amaral, R. S. Brito, and J. M. Baptista. "Public policies as strategic asset management enablers: the case of Portugal." H2Open Journal 3, no. 1 (2020): 428–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2020.052.

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Abstract Urban water supply, wastewater and storm water services (globally, water services) are essential to society. The lack of permanent, safe, and respondent services has inevitable consequences on public health and the well-being of communities, on the economy, and on the environment. Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognizes this; failing to meet it necessarily affects the accomplishment of many of the other SDGs. Water services’ provision depends on expensive and long-lasting physical assets. Managing them strategically (e.g., according to the international standards

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Crispim, Diêgo Lima, Rodrigo Silvano Silva Rodrigues, Artur Sales de Abreu Vieira, Francisco Carlos Lira Pessoa, and Lindemberg Lima Fernandes. "Health indicators in Amazonian cities: case study in the State of Pará, Brazil." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 7 (2020): e635973531. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.3531.

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The adequate provision of basic sanitation services is an essential condition for public health and quality of life of the population. The lack or insufficiency of sanitation services coverage may cause several externalities that could harm public health and social well-being. The purpose of this study was to elaborate a health indicator through the relationship between infant mortality rate, urban population and sanitation services coverage (such as piped water, solid waste collection, water supply and sewage). This was a documentary and exploratory study that utilized multivariate analysis t

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Lubinga, S. N., and L. M. Du Plessis. "Exercising Democratic Rights and Obligations as a Mechanism for Improved Service Delivery: The Case of Kampala City, Uganda." Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review 4, no. 1 (2016): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/apsdpr.v4i1.107.

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Emanating from literature (Ministry of Local government 2013:10; Gaventa 2002: p.26; Odero 2004: p.2), it is apparent that participatory frameworks exist in Uganda. However, in spite of a two decade-plus long prevalence these democratic participatory frameworks, the services rendered to the citizens are still poor. For instance, the delivery of health services has remained pitiable and the majority of people have turned to private hospitals. The provision for adequate infrastructure for the children enrolled in primary schools remains a challenge to the education sector. Yet, access to safe wa

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Tamene, Aiggan. "What it takes to save lives: An assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in temporary COVID-19 isolation and treatment centers of Southern Ethiopia: A mixed-methods evaluation." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (2021): e0256086. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256086.

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Background Quality water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities act as barricades to the transmission of COVID-19 in health care facilities. These facilities ought to also be available, accessible, and functional in temporary treatment centers. Despite numerous studies on health care facilities, however, there is limited information on the status of WASH facilities in such centers. Methods The assessment of health care facilities for the COVID-19 response checklist and key informant interviews, were used for data collection. 35 treatment centers in Southern Ethiopia were surveyed. Eightkey inform

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Kundu, Amitabh. "Urban poverty in India: Issues and perspectives in development." Social Change 30, no. 1-2 (2000): 8–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004908570003000202.

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The present paper examines the trends in rural and urban poverty, analyses the interstate variations and explains these in terms of socio-economic factors. It shows that rural poverty declines smoothly with economic development, which unfortunately is not the case with urban poverty. The availability of water supply, toilets and electricity, that are not explicitly incorporated in the official definition of poverty, has also been analysed at the state level as also across size class of urban settlements. It is argued that the small and medium towns have a weak and unstable economic base. As a

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Rotival, Alexander H. "Beyond the Decade: A Framework for Global Cooperation." Water Science and Technology 23, no. 1-3 (1991): 211–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1991.0417.

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The International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) was launched by the General Assembly of the United Nations in November 1980 with the goal “to provide all people with water of safe quality and adequate quantity and basic sanitary facilities by 1990”. The World Bank estimates that despite the efforts during the Decade less than 50 percent of developing country populations have access to adequate water supplies and only 20 percent to adequate sanitation facilities. Major factors for the situation are the continuing population explosion and the economic stagnation of develop

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Kreye, Rimsaite, and Adams. "Public Attitudes about Private Forest Management and Government Involvement in the Southeastern United States." Forests 10, no. 9 (2019): 776. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10090776.

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In the southern United States the country’s top wood-producing region, factors such as intergenerational land transfer and population spillover from urban areas have resulted in forestland conversion and reduced production of critical ecosystem services associated with forest systems (e.g., timber, clean water supply, wildlife habitat). Public attitudes, which drive forestland policy prescriptions, may also be evolving due to the way people experience and perceive forests (e.g., recreation), and think about the role of government in private forest decisions. These changes have significant impl

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Kusena, Winmore, Heinz Beckedahl, and Sumaiya Desai. "Civil Society and Residents’ Coping Strategies with Water Shortages and Household Food Insecurity in Gweru, Zimbabwe." Journal of Arts and Humanities 6, no. 2 (2017): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v6i2.1067.

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<p>Domestic water shortages are distressing many urban areas in developing countries and require well planned and sustainable coping strategies in order to bequeath citizens decent lives. The objectives of this paper were to identify water related civil society groups present in Gweru; reveal devised coping strategies to combat water shortages and household food insecurity; and challenges faced by civil society and residents in obtaining sustainable coping strategies. A survey was conducted through interviews, questionnaires and observations as data collection instruments. The findings s

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Hanny, Hanny, Lidya Agustina, Ita Salsalina Lingga, et al. "Analisis Pemetaan Profil Badan Usaha Milik Desa Serta Potensi dan Permasalahannya di Bidang Pengelolaan Air Bersih: (studi kasus di BUMDes Kertajaya, Cianjur, Provinsi Jawa Barat)." PATRIA 2, no. 1 (2020): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24167/patria.v2i1.2570.

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Based on comparison data between 2017 and 2018, according to BPS (Statistic Central Data) the number of the poverty rate decreases in the villages is much higher than in urban areas. The role of the government does not escape here through the Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration in terms of encouraging all villages to have Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes). Although the BUMDes program has been launched since 2010, previous research shows that the BUMDes implementation program still not optimal. Departing from this condition, this research in the context

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Gabru, N. "SOME COMMENTS ON WATER RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 8, no. 1 (2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2005/v8i1a2831.

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Human life, as with all animal and plant life on the planet, is dependant upon fresh water. Water is not only needed to grow food, generate power and run industries, but it is also needed as a basic part of human life. Human dependency upon water is evident through history, which illustrates that human settlements have been closely linked to the availability and supply of fresh water. Access to the limited water resources in South Africa has been historically dominated by those with access to land and economic power, as a result of which the majority of South Africans have struggled to secure

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Dangulla, Murtala, Latifah Abd Manaf, and Firuz Ramli Mohammad. "Spatio-temporal analysis of land use/land cover dynamics in Sokoto Metropolis using multi-temporal satellite data and Land Change Modeller." Indonesian Journal of Geography 52, no. 3 (2020): 306. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/ijg.46615.

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Urbanization is currently one of the most pressing environmental issues which cuts across all countries at unprecedented rates and intensities, with far reaching consequences on ecosystems, biodiversity and human wellbeing. This paper assessed urban expansion and land use/land cover changes in Sokoto metropolis, North-western Nigeria using Remote Sensing and GIS. Landsat images of 1990, 1999 and 2015 were processed for LULC classification and change detection using the Maximum Likelihood Classification, Post Classification Comparison techniques and the Land Change Modeler. The classification r

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