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WASH - The unique Challenges of Improving Peri-Urban Sanitation
Abstract
An estimated 600 million people in urban areas of developing countries now live in life and health threatening
homes and neighborhoods, primarily in peri-urban settlements. Peri-urban areas are
characterized by uncertain land tenure, inferior infrastructure, low incomes, and lack of recognition
by formal governments. The rapid growth and informal status of these high-density population areas
have resulted in low levels of sanitation services. These communities tend to be ignored by
municipal authorities, who find themselves overwhelmed by the informal sector=s sheer numbers
and needs, which far outstrip the capacity of the local planners and government. A lack of basic
servicesCin particular the lack of adequate excreta managementCthreatens the public health and the
environment of peri-urban settlements and urban areas as a whole. This segment of the population,
therefore, should be a focus of concern, but even the few institutions that recognize the problem and
want to do something about it find that there exists little knowledge or experience about how to
address this problem.
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