Hofmann, Pascale; (2013) The trajectories of urban water poverty: Understanding institutional framings and approaches. Masters thesis (MRes), UCL (University College London).

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It is often assumed that once people gain access to water supply and sanitation (WSS) in urban areas this access is sustained. The reality for many of the urban poor is a journey where they ‘travel’ in and out of water poverty but their trajectories are insufficiently understood. Little attention has been paid to exploring the characteristics of urban water poverty and identifying key factors that shape the trajectories of the water poor. This report builds on previous research by the author and her colleagues that has focused on WSS in the peri-urban interface of metropolitan areas, which provides significant insights into how the peri-urban water poor access water and sanitation services (WSS). It focuses on the different narratives of urban water poverty that have emerged among institutions engaged in development and WSS issues in their attempt to define the problem and substantiate the solutions being proposed. Key institutional hypotheses are identified and their narratives discussed. The analysis intends to reveal the underlying worldviews, assumptions and interests embedded in them and explores who subscribes to them, which actors are empowered in the processes and to what extend the solutions offered constitute effective and sustainable pathways out of urban water poverty.

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