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Prof. Dr. Victoria A. Beard
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, 14850 and World Resources Institute, Washington, DC 20002, USA

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0 Comparative urbanization
0 Inequality and poverty

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Published: 17 July 2021 in World Development
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The article analyzes water access in cities in the global South. We examine two challenges to water access from the perspective of households: intermittent services and affordability. The article analyzes primary and secondary data from 15 cities and one corresponding informal or low-income settlement in each city in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. In 12 out of 15 cities analyzed, households connected to the municipal piped system received water intermittently, which compromises quality. In the 15 informal settlements studied, seven receive water less than 17 hours a week. Households that lack access to publicly provided water obtain water from alternative sources which can cost up to 52 times as much. In informal and low-income settlements in three cities, Cochabamba, Kampala, and Mzuzu, basic supplies of water appear unaffordable to households with average income. Our analysis points to the need for cities and water utilities to work together to extend the public piped networks, address intermittent services, and ensure adequate supplies of water are affordable. Looking forward it will be increasingly difficult for cities to keep pace with the growing demand for water, hence the urgency to change our collective ethos about water access and improve modalities of provision now.

ACS Style

Victoria A. Beard; Diana Mitlin. Water access in global South cities: The challenges of intermittency and affordability. World Development 2021, 147, 105625 .

AMA Style

Victoria A. Beard, Diana Mitlin. Water access in global South cities: The challenges of intermittency and affordability. World Development. 2021; 147 ():105625.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Victoria A. Beard; Diana Mitlin. 2021. "Water access in global South cities: The challenges of intermittency and affordability." World Development 147, no. : 105625.

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Published: 03 April 2014 in Journal of the American Planning Association
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Problem, research strategy, and findings: In this study, we analyze why a low-income community failed to meaningfully affect plans for the redevelopment of the Station District in Santa Ana (CA) although they used three avenues to do so: public participation, liberal democracy, and deliberative democracy. The city provided opportunities for public participation but controlled the agenda, effectively preventing residents from reframing the discussion. The liberal democratic electoral system failed residents because many were ineligible to vote, while city council members received campaign contributions from external business interests. Residents did develop extensive deliberative democratic processes that produced collaborative plans; however, these plans were not well incorporated into the official plan. In addition, the city refused to sign a community benefit agreement through which residents could hold the city and developer responsible for the redevelopment plan. Takeaway for practice: We suggest that planners have an obligation to improve the participatory process by empowering community residents to set the agenda and frame the issues at the local level while addressing the role of corporations in local politics and in campaign finance, and by seeking to achieve elections that more fairly represent spatially segregated public interests. Less-ambitious changes to the public planning process will fail to achieve a balance of power among low-income communities of color, city officials, and those representing private market interests.

ACS Style

Victoria A. Beard; Carolina S. Sarmiento. Planning, Public Participation, and Money Politics in Santa Ana (CA). Journal of the American Planning Association 2014, 80, 168 -181.

AMA Style

Victoria A. Beard, Carolina S. Sarmiento. Planning, Public Participation, and Money Politics in Santa Ana (CA). Journal of the American Planning Association. 2014; 80 (2):168-181.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Victoria A. Beard; Carolina S. Sarmiento. 2014. "Planning, Public Participation, and Money Politics in Santa Ana (CA)." Journal of the American Planning Association 80, no. 2: 168-181.