Partnerships between utilities and small-scale providers: Delegated management in Kisumu, Kenya

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 765-771

  Schwartz, Klaas ^a   Sanga, Anthony ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Dodoma Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Kenya; Partnerships; Small scale providers; Water supply

Indexed keywords

AREA COVERING; BULK WATER; INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; KENYA; MANAGEMENT MODEL; PARTNERSHIPS; PERI-URBAN AREAS; SERVICE IMPROVEMENT; SERVICE PROVISIONS; SMALL-SCALE PROVIDERS; WATER UTILITY;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; WATER SUPPLY;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SERVICE PROVISION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

KENYA; KISUMU; NYANZA;

EID: 77957017201     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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