Mapping operation and maintenance: an everyday urbanism analysis of inequalities within piped water supply in Lilongwe, Malawi

Urban Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 104-121

  Alda Vidal, Cecilia ^a   Kooy, Michelle ^b,c   Rusca, Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decentering urbanism; everyday practices; infrastructure; Lilongwe; Urban water supply

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; MAPPING; PIPE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

LILONGWE; MALAWI;

EID: 85013777202     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2017.1292664     Document Type: Article

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