Water and sanitation provision in eThekwini Municipality: a spatially differentiated approach

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 469-488

  Sutherland, Catherine ^a   Hordijk, Michaela ^b   Lewis, Bonang ^c   Meyer, Claudia ^d   Buthelezi, Sibongile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Chance2Sustain programme   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

experimental governance; spatiality of service provision; water and sanitation; water governance

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; REFORM PROCESS; SANITATION; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84899640791     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247814544871     Document Type: Article

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