Community water supply for the urban poor in developing countries: The case of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Habitat International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-35

  Akbar, H M Delwar ^a   Minnery, John R ^a   van Horen, Basil ^a   Smith, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Dhaka; Urban poor; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; FINANCE; INVESTMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; URBAN AREA; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846837185     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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