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Author(s)
Francis Dakyaga1, Alphonce G. Kyessi2 and Joel M. Msami3
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2018.05.005
Affiliation(s)
1. Faculty of Planning and Land Management, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box UPW03, Wa, Ghana
2. Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, P.O. Box 35124, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ardhi University, P.O. Box 35124, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ABSTRACT
In the global south wide range of studies highlight the limitations of the single-modelled public urban water
system to meeting the endogenous water
preferences of the urban population. Studies also touched
on the complementary roles of private water actors to the single-modelled
public water supply system in the urban water
supply network. Multiple of urban
water supply systems (multi-model)
co-exist in the urban landscape of global south. However, it is unclear and largely
inconclusive on the suitable and satisfactory urban water supply model that
meets the water consumption needs of informal settlement dwellers in the global
south. This study draws the experiences of households in the informal
settlements using a case-study with cross-sectional survey strategy to assess
the suitability of the multi-model urban water supply system for sustainable urban water supply in the
informal settlements. A total of 292 households were randomly sampled alongside 35
purposively sampled private water actors and public water departments. The data
were collected through
face to face interviews. Findings show that water
supply services of the multi-model water
supply system are inevitably suitable
for the water consumption needs of informal settlements’s dwellers. The operation of the multi-model
water supply system is flexible and able to accommodate the diverse water
consumption preferences and choices of the different socio-economic groups in the informal settlements. We observed that multiplicity of
urban water supply system increases households’
access to water but does not necessarily improve the quality of water serve in
the informal settlements. The paper recommended
for the formalisation and adoption of the multi-model urban water supply system
to meet the growing demand for improved water supply and services in the
informal settlements.
KEYWORDS
water quality, multi-model water supply, informal settlements, urban water supply, urban poor.
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