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The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Integrating Urban Planning and Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report

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dc.contributor.authorBloch, Robin
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-07T20:07:25Z
dc.date.available2013-02-07T20:07:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper is one of a series of analytical studies commissioned by the World Bank's Africa Region and Water Anchor which are intended to identify and address the future challenges of urban water supply, sanitation and flood management in Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) cities and towns. Following the terms of reference for the assignment, and as indicated by its title, the paper is directed at understanding and describing the linkages and interdependencies between water management and water security on the one hand, and urbanization, urban planning and development on the other. The paper is structured in six sections. Section one presents an overview of urbanization trends in SSA. This is followed by a discussion in Section two of what can be seen as the corollary of the unprecedented urban population growth now occurring and projected for SSA, large-scale urban expansion, involving potentially massive increases in urban land cover. This expansion has implications, also discussed in section two, for the internal structuring of African cities and towns, and for the planning and development of the overall urban form which is resulting, as well as for the environmental risks cities and towns face now and into the future. This 'poor urban planning' in the present-day has its roots in the inherited practices of colonial-era planning theories and practices, which are described in section three. These still resonate, as discussed in section four, which discusses key constituent aspects of contemporary planning systems in Africa, as illustrated by a number of case studies. In section five, the focus shifts to the current institutional experience with urban water management, again with a number of good practice cases provided. The author then turn in the concluding section seven to the key concern of this issues paper: that of integrating urban planning and water management as the Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) approach emerges- or, perhaps to put it better, of finding ways in which such integration can promote the emergence of IUWM. This is a necessary but difficult task, complicated by the reality that, as seen in the quote above, IUWM requires quite considerable coordination within the water sector alone. Moreover, our preceding analysis demonstrates, and this is the core argument of this paper, that seen from the side of the overall urban planning system, the deficiencies, decline and the delegitimizing of the 'traditional' planning system and practices in SSA, and the theory which underpins them, along with the failure to modernize them in a consistent fashion, has led, if anything, to greater fragmentation in the planning and managing of urban development. Land use planning and infrastructure (and other sector) planning, including water, typically occur in an uncoordinated fashion. This makes planning adequately for large-scale urban growth and expansion that much more difficult.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17046789/future-water-african-cities-waste-water-integrating-urban-planning-water-management-sub-saharan-africa-background-report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12274
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12274
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBUDGETARY RESOURCES
dc.subjectBUILDING REGULATIONS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL UNREST
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectFUTURE POPULATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLACK OF SANITATION
dc.subjectLAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME POPULATIONS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMEGACITIES
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RISK
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASE
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION TREND
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSECONDARY CITIES
dc.subjectSECURITY THREAT
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSLUM AREAS
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSUBURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectSUBURBS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTOWN PLANNING
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL VALUES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTRES
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN DESIGN
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DRAINAGE
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectURBAN EXPANSION
dc.subjectURBAN FRINGE
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectURBAN HEALTH
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNERS
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNING
dc.subjectURBAN PLANS
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN STRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.titleThe Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Integrating Urban Planning and Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Reporten
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okr.date.disclosure2012-12-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:09:30.650170Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Infrastructure Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17046789/future-water-african-cities-waste-water-integrating-urban-planning-water-management-sub-saharan-africa-background-report
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid373691468211166208
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20121207010225
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17046789
okr.identifier.report74235
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/12/07/000333037_20121207010225/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileName0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.sectorTransportation :: General transportation sector
okr.sectorInformation and communications :: General information and communications sector
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Water resource management
okr.themeUrban development :: Access to urban services and housing
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEconomic management :: Analysis of economic growth
okr.topicNational Urban Development Policies and Strategies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
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