Title: Urban planning and pro-poor water and sanitation governance in the Lake Victoria region
Description: "This publication is concerned with water and sanitation governance, participatory urban planning and its impact on the poor. In this respect, the publication presents the nexus of strategic urban development planning and pro-poor water and sanitation governance intiatives ... This publication also presents nine comparative case studies in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific and Latin America. The case studies cited illustrate the importance of using a strategic participatory planning approach in pro-poor water and sanitation initiatives and also in the delivery of essential basic services in different regions. Increasingly, the need for direct participation in urban planning and community development is recognized in some counties and cities around the globe as a way to attein sustainable development through good governance."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Water quality managemen, Environmental management, Urban policy, Sustainable development, Water quality management
Places: Watershed Victoria, Lake, Lake Victoria