Transition Management for Improving the Sustainability of WASH Services in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Exploration
| dc.creator | Silvestri, Giorgia | |
| dc.creator | Wittmayer, Julia M. | |
| dc.creator | Schipper, Karlijn | |
| dc.creator | Kulabako, Robinah | |
| dc.creator | Oduro-Kwarteng, Sampson | |
| dc.creator | Nyenje, Philip | |
| dc.creator | Komakech, Hans C. | |
| dc.creator | Raak, Roel Van | |
| dc.date | 2020-03-17T10:30:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2020-03-17T10:30:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2018-11-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-25T09:24:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-25T09:24:49Z | |
| dc.description | This research article published by MDPI, 2018 | |
| dc.description | This paper explores how transition management processes can be designed to address the unsustainability of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in informal settlements in cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The unsustainability of services related to WASH in informal settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa is deeply embedded in current societal and governance structures, cultures, and practices; it is context-dependent and involves numerous actors with different interests. Based on a literature review and empirical work in Arusha (Tanzania), Dodowa (Ghana), and Kampala (Uganda), we identify five context dimensions that account for the unsustainability of WASH services: (a) multiplicity of WASH practices, structures, and arrangements; (b) governance capacities for WASH services and maintenance; (c) landownership for sustainable access to WASH; (d) public participation in decision-making related to WASH; and (e) socio-economic inequalities governing access to WASH. These dimensions pose numerous conceptual and application challenges for transition management. Based on these challenges, recommendations are formulated for the design of a contextualized, participatory transition management process that is not only functional, but also emancipatory | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114052 | |
| dc.identifier | http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/646 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95805 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.subject | transition management | |
| dc.subject | informal settlements | |
| dc.subject | sustainability transitions | |
| dc.title | Transition Management for Improving the Sustainability of WASH Services in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Exploration | |
| dc.type | Article |