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An investigation of a partnership approach for providing water services to informal settlements in Dar-Es-Salaam and Lilongwe

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posted on 2011-02-11, 10:14 authored by Timothy P. Ndezi
This thesis investigates whether adoption of partnerships between water utilities and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa can improve water services to informal urban settlements. The study is particularly relevant because over 1 billion of the world's population have no access to clean water supply with many living in urban areas. The lack of adequate resources coupled with insufficiency of conventional approaches has rendered it impossible for urban utilities to deliver sustainable water services to all customers, including the informal settlements. The thesis proposes that partnership between water utilities and CBOs is a viable approach for improving water services to informal settlements. The thesis enhances understanding of the context in which such partnerships could be developed.

History

School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Publisher

© Timothy P. Ndezi

Publication date

2007

Notes

A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.

EThOS Persistent ID

uk.bl.ethos.487682

Language

  • en