Assessing the performance of urban water supply systems in providing potable water for the urban poor:
            <i>The case of Dhaka, Bangladesh</i>

Akbar, Delwar; Horen, Basil van; Minnery, John; Smith, Phil

doi:10.3828/idpr.29.3.2

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“…There are also some networks of water supplied from water-lords' own water pumps. Notwithstanding, the slum dwellers are somehow getting water for drinks and daily uses, they are paying almost several times more than the normal water charge in the city (Akbar et al 2007). Interestingly, despite these facts of illegal networks, the dwellers believe that they are connected with a legal system of the DWASA.…”

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confidence: 96%

Urbanization and sustainability: challenges and strategies for sustainable urban development in Bangladesh

Rana

2010

Environ Dev Sustain

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Like other developing countries, urbanization in Bangladesh is a growing phenomenon, which is steady in nature but fretfully affects urban sustainability in the wake of lacking in good governance. Despite urban authorities are concerned about this issue, they often fail to address the problems due to the fact of uncontrollable and unpredictable rural to urban migration, and negligence of urban poor's sustainable living and access to basic services. Virtually the rural poverty problem has been transposed to urban areas, particularly in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Inadequacy of infrastructural services, basic amenities and environmental goods; environmental degradation; traffic jam and accidents; violence and socioeconomic insecurity are the major challenges which are created through rapid urbanization. This paper provides a general understanding of urbanization in Bangladesh and tries to embrace related sustainability issues and challenges hindrance to sustainable urban development in Dhaka city. In addition, it presents a brief case study of water supply in Dhaka city which introduces an issue of 'system hijack'. The paper concludes providing some strategies that might be helpful to the policy makers in formulating development policies for sustainable urban services.

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Urbanization and sustainability: challenges and strategies for sustainable urban development in Bangladesh

Rana

2010

Environ Dev Sustain

159

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“…A questionnaire was prepared for data collection on the basis of dimensions and indicators, following a revised version of the “Framework of Water Supply Assessment” (Akbar et al , 2007). Prior to the final survey, a pilot survey with ten randomly selected respondents was done.…”

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“…The questionnaire survey was conducted face to face with the respondents in 2016. Responses of each head of the households against each indicator were standardized, and prior to aggregation of all indicators, values were multiplied by their respective weights (Akbar et al , 2007). The values of the WA vary between 0 and 1.…”

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“…Different sources also suggest that a huge growth of slums surfaced after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971 because of rural‒urban migration (Hossain, 2006; Qadir, 1975), the regular occurrence of disasters (namely, cyclones, floods and river erosions) and imbalances in economic development (Ahmed, 2014; Sohag, 2013; Islam, 2001). Whereas many research studies have been conducted in the context of rapid urbanization and urban poverty in Dhaka city (Rana, 2017; Latif et al , 2016; Rana, 2009, 2011; Islam, 2005; Akbar et al , 2007; Pryer, 2003; Huq-Hussain, 1996), less attention has been paid to other big cities like Rajshahi. Rajshahi city has been suffering a lot for water scarcity and many other basic services (Alam et al , 2013).…”

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“…Therefore, it is a necessity to conduct a research that might explore the water supply system in Rajshahi city, particularly for identifying the most disadvantaged slums and looking at priority areas for policy interventions. Following “a holistic framework for assessing supply system” given by Akbar et al (2007), this paper aims to assess the water supply performance for the slum dwellers in Rajshahi city. The paper also argues that the slums of Rajshahi city do not have equal access to water facility, and it varies with the location.…”

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Assessing water supply for the urban poor in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Shuaib

Rana

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding about sources of water for the urban poor in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. It evaluates water supply performances to identify priority areas of water supply for further improvement. The paper also illustrates whether location of slums in the city has a connection with water supply facilities or not. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a case study of water supply for the urban slum dwellers. Based on a questionnaire survey, it evaluates performances of water supply following a holistic framework for assessing dimensions of water supply system among three slum zones of Rajshahi city. The dimensions of water supply are as follows: technical, biophysical, political, institutional, economic and social. Findings The research finds that most of the slum dwellers do not have reliable and sufficient access to water supply. The performance of water supply is location specific, and all of the slums do not have equal access to all dimensions of water supply. Overall performance of water supply is moderate, but individual performances of dimensions are unsatisfactory and unequal among the slums. Practical implications The paper suggests location-specific identification of strengths and weaknesses of water supply for the poor. It consolidates a performance evaluation method for identifying priority areas and needs of the urban poor for making Rajshahi city more inclusive and sustainable. Originality/value The paper provides an assessment of water supply performance for the urban poor in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh.

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Jahan

2021

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Assessing the performance of urban water supply systems in providing potable water for the urban poor: The case of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Urbanization and sustainability: challenges and strategies for sustainable urban development in Bangladesh

Urbanization and sustainability: challenges and strategies for sustainable urban development in Bangladesh

Assessing water supply for the urban poor in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Urban Water Security for Sustainable Cities in the Context of Climate Change

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