2020 • In Martinez, J.; Mikkelsen, C.A.; Phillips, R. (Eds.) Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
co-production; sustainability; water and sanitation services; governancea; political ecology; urban; Global South
Abstract :
[en] The article contributes to the debate on the sustainable provision of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in Global South cities by developing a comprehensive understanding of the concept of sustainability when applied to the analysis of WSS co-production in these contexts. The study moves from the hypothesis that an integrated conceptualization of WSS co-production requires a re-discussion of evaluation approaches to questioning the sustainability of these unorthodox forms of service delivery. To this end, the study explores key dimensions of service sustainability through a complementary reading of the processes and the outcomes of WSS co-production practices on the basis of three theoretical perspectives: a governance-institutional, a socio/political-ecological and an incremental-urban. The objective is to frame a series of principles and criteria relevant for assessing the sustainability of WSS service co-production in Global South cities. The analysis is based on a systematic review of cross-cutting literatures on service co-production in the Global South, sustainable urban water management and urban studies. The review is integrated with empirical insights from four city-case studies of WSS co-production in the Global South, namely Hanoi (Vietnam), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).
Research Center/Unit :
LEMA - Local Environment Management and Analysis
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Faldi, Giuseppe
Rosati, Federica Natalia ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > LEMA (Local environment management and analysis)
Moretto, Luisa
Teller, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
A Multi-perspective Discourse on the Sustainability of Water and Sanitation Service Co-production in Global South Cities
Publication date :
November 2020
Main work title :
Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life