Mapping operation and maintenance
An everyday urbanism analysis of inequalities within piped water supply in Lilongwe, Malawi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecilia Alda-Vidal (0000-0001-5128-0012, Geography and Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, corresponding author), Marcelle Kooy (0000-0003-3226-9939, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education), Maria Rusca (0000-0003-4513-3213, King's College London) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-121 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02723638.2017.1292664 |
| OpenAlex | W2591515494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 39 |
In this article, we analyze the production of inequalities within the centralized water supply network of Lilongwe. We use a process-based analysis to understand how urban infrastructure is made to work and explain the disparity in levels of service by tracing the everyday practices of those who operate the infrastructure. This extends existing analyses of everyday practices in relation to urban water inequalities in African cities by focusing on formal operators, rather than water users, and looking within the networked system, rather than outside it. Our findings show that these practices work to exacerbate existing water stress in poor areas of the city. We conclude with a reflection on how understanding these practices as the product of the perceptions, rationalizations, and interpretations of utility staff who seek to manage the city's (limited) water as best they can offers insight into what is required for a more progressive urban water politics
Archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Sanitation · Sociology · Urbanism · Water resource management · Water supply · Environmental Science · Mathematics · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Architecture · Environmental Engineering
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 54 |