The challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMakaudze, Ephias M.
dc.contributor.authorGelles, Gregory M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T12:32:09Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T12:32:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAlthough the South African government has, since democratic transition, made considerable progress in providing water and sanitation, there are still many challenges, particularly in slum settlements where many residents lack access to clean water and safe sanitation. The country could experience serious social problems unless new policy and planning measures can be put in place, at both the national and local government levels, to address water and sanitation inadequacies. Already there are ominous signs that the country could face unrest as citizens vent their anger and frustration against poor basic services. The xenophobic attacks (2009/10), the ‘open toilet’ saga (2010/11), and the ‘feces protests’ (2013/14) (protests against the bucket toilet system in Western Cape) all bear evidence of the general discontent of urban people with poor service delivery. This paper discusses the challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMakaudze, E.M., & Gelles, G.M. (2015). The challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa. In: Grafton Q., Daniell K., Nauges C., Rinaudo JD., Chan N. (eds) Understanding and Managing Urban Water in Transition. Global Issues in Water Policy, 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9801-3_5en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-94-017-9801-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9801-3_5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6630
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectWater serviceen_US
dc.subjectWater infrastructureen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectSlum settlementen_US
dc.subjectWater and sanitationen_US
dc.titleThe challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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