In dealing with the challenge of providing water services to urban low-income areas, the
concept of 'pro-poor water services' is popular in the policy literature. Based on an extensive …

In this paper, we analyse the heterogeneity of water supply infrastructure in Accra, Ghana, to
understand the politics of water in cities where infrastructural diversity has always been the …

Water managers must constantly balance investment in infrastructure upgrades to ensure
reliable water supply with the affordability of water rates for consumers. As a result, trade-offs …

The provision of basic services is falling short in informal settlements of cities in the Global
South. In particular, public utilities have had difficulties expanding their services to the urban …

This article examines innovation activities in water infrastructure in Nairobi, Kenya. The
focus is on efforts by Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Corporation (NCWSC) to provide …

Due to the limited presence of formal water utilities in urban low-income areas in many
developing countries, water supply is carried out by informal private providers. As part of …

Public water companies in many countries in the global south struggle to meet the water
needs of their growing urban populations, especially the urban poor. Consequently, the …

The study of fiscal geographies foregrounds the spatialities of fiscal instruments, such as
taxes or bonds. Of central concern in the fiscal geographies literature are the ways that fiscal …

This study investigates the Jisomee Mita, an innovation based on ICT-powered metering at
property level aimed at increasing access to piped water and sewerage in low-income areas …

Science and technology studies and urban political ecology have made important
contributions to the understanding of water provision in the Global South. In this article we …