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The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City

McFarlane, C.

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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.

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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
Acceptance Date Apr 1, 2019
Online Publication Date Jul 1, 2019
Publication Date Sep 30, 2019
Deposit Date Apr 3, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
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

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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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