Informal dynamics of a public utility: Rationality of the scene behind a screen

Habitat International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-285

  Hossain, Shahadat ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dhaka; Governance; Informality; Peripheral settlement; Public utility; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; PERIPHERAL REGION; URBAN SYSTEM; UTILITY SECTOR; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 78651498399     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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