Institutional function and urbanization in Bangladesh: How peri-urban communities respond to changing environments

Gomes, Sharlene L.; Hermans, Leon M.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.041

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“…Most respondents confirmed that the level of groundwater has been falling continuously in the last ten years. For peri-urban residents, urbanisation is a process that they can see unfolding in terms of expanding city limits, converting rural agriculture land into residential or industrial zones, and increasing demand for water from surrounding villages (Gomes & Hermans, 2018;Shrestha et al, 2018). Respondents mentioned that the flow of water from their village to Hyderabad city has increased manifold in the last two decades, which has put additional pressure on groundwater.…”

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Whose water? Whose profits? The role of informal water markets in groundwater depletion in peri-urban Hyderabad

Vij

John²,

Barua

2019

Water Policy

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Urbanising cities of India are engulfing the peri-urban land and water resources. Informal water sellers, who transfer water from peri-urban to urban areas, meet the growing water demand in Hyderabad, one of the fastest growing cities in India. This article qualitatively explores how informal water tankers are changing the flows of water, posing challenges to water access for peri-urban residents. We conclude that apart from the state's infrastructural and capacity challenges to provide piped water, power interplay between actors is responsible for the mushrooming of informal water markets. The transfer of water has contributed to groundwater depletion as well as to the water insecurity of peri-urban residents.

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Whose water? Whose profits? The role of informal water markets in groundwater depletion in peri-urban Hyderabad

Vij

John²,

Barua

2019

Water Policy

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“…This also determines the utilization of local water resources, e.g., water supply in municipal areas is often piped, treated surface water in contrast to areas under rural development. Often, gaps in formal institutions fosters the emergence of informal institutions through collective action or community-based approaches [43,44] with both types of institutions actually shaping waterscapes. Thus, the changing relation of water and society finds its expression in the alteration of institutions governing water.…”

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Changing Hydrosocial Cycles in Periurban India

Butsch

Chakraborty²,

Gomes

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India’s urbanisation results in the physical and societal transformation of the areas surrounding cities. These periurban interfaces are spaces of flows, shaped by an exchange of matter, people and ideas between urban and rural spaces—and currently they are zones in transition. Periurbanisation processes result inter alia in changing water demands and changing relations between water and society. In this paper the concept of the hydrosocial cycle is applied to interpret the transformation of the waterscapes of six periurban villages in the fringe areas of Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata. In doing so, three specific aspects will be investigated: (1) the institutions shaping the hydro-social cycle, (2) the interplay between water as a livelihood-base and the waterscape, (3) the interplay between the waterscape and water as a consumption good. This approach opens new views on periurban interfaces as emerging mosaic of unique waterscapes. The meaning of water, the rights to access water and the water related infrastructure are constantly renegotiated, as permanently new water demands emerge and new actors enter the scene. Especially this process-based understanding links the theoretical lens of the hydrosocial cycle with the object of investigation, the periurban space.

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“…Culture, tradition, emotional bonds, and social groups connect people. Also, people's perceptions and preferences are not fixed and independent [66]. The political reasoning model captures the essence of any policymaking process: the struggle for dominance and subsequent suppression of contested views.…”

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Equitable and Reasonable Utilization: Reconstructing the Nile Basin Water Allocation Dialogue

Onencan

Walle

2018

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Equitable and reasonable utilization is a core principle in the distribution of water resources. However, its practical application in the Nile Basin has been a significant challenge, leading to a water allocation deadlock. To address the deadlock, we used the van Eeten (1999) four-step process for defining new agendas. To reconstruct the debate, nine possible water allocation methods are developed using the Stone (2002) framework. After that, the arguments are compared and contrasted using interpretative policy analysis and the relevant factors to determine equitable and reasonable utilization in the Nile basin. Unfortunately, none of the nine possible water allocation methods satisfied all of the factors of assessing equitable and reasonable utilization. Therefore, we identified a crosswalk position that combines three water allocation methods. This combination consists of:(1) a group-based distribution; (2) a value-based distribution; and (3) a consensus-based distribution. Since the crosswalk position does not address current and potential uses, we recommend a new agenda to recast the issue. This agenda entails a change in the recipient of the water resources, the allocated item, and the process of decision-making. Finally, we discuss the potential of applying the proposed methodology in Nile sub-basins and other river basins within Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Institutional function and urbanization in Bangladesh: How peri-urban communities respond to changing environments

Cited by 50 publications

References 20 publications

Whose water? Whose profits? The role of informal water markets in groundwater depletion in peri-urban Hyderabad

Whose water? Whose profits? The role of informal water markets in groundwater depletion in peri-urban Hyderabad

Changing Hydrosocial Cycles in Periurban India

Equitable and Reasonable Utilization: Reconstructing the Nile Basin Water Allocation Dialogue

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