Access to Water in the Slums of Sub‐Saharan Africa

2011/06/02 by Hulya Dagdeviren, Simon A. Robertson · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Nursing · #Urban and Rural Development Challenges #Water Governance and Infrastructure #Child Nutrition and Water Access

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-7679.2011.00543.x

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Abstract

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.

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