Professor Colin Mcfarlane colin.mcfarlane@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Sanitation systems are the most vital provisions in a city. Today, however, the global sanitation crisis is urbanizing, and growing numbers of city residents live with the struggle and consequences of not having safe, reliable facilities. While there is a large and vibrant literature on sanitation and cities, we have yet to account for the specifically urban nature of the deepening sanitation crisis in the global South. This article sets out a framework for understanding the dimensions of the urban sanitation crisis through a relational approach comprising five areas: people, life, things, spaces and distributions. Drawing on literature and research on urban sanitation in the global South, the author argues that if research, policy and practice is to better understand and respond to challenges of urban sanitation poverty, an expansive conception of its specifically urban dimensions is crucial.
McFarlane, C. (2019). The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City. Development and Change, 50(5), 1239-1262. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12533
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 1, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | Sep 30, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Apr 3, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 1, 2021 |
Journal | Development and Change |
Print ISSN | 0012-155X |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-7660 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 50 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 1239-1262 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12533 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1333884 |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: McFarlane, C. (2019). The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City. Development and Change 50(5): 239-1262, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12533. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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