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1 Agarwal, A.; Narain, S.; Sen, S. (Eds.) 1999. State of India's environment 5: The citizens' fifth report. Part I - National overview. New Delhi, India: Centre for Science and Environment. viii, 440p.
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2 Kumar, R.; Subramaniam, J.; Patil, D. 2000. Water quality modeling of municipal discharges from sea outfalls, Mumbai. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 62:119-132.
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3 Atkins, J. 2002. Mumbai sewerage master plan integrates slum sanitation. Water & Wastewater International, 16(4):17, 19.
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4 Karn, S. K.; Shikura, S.; Harada, H. 2003. Living environment and health of urban poor: A study in Mumbai. Economic and Political Weekly, 38(34):3575-3577, 3579-3586.
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6 Sharma, R. N.; Bhide, A. 2005. World bank funded slum sanitation programme in Mumbai: Participatory approach and lessons learnt. Economic and Political Weekly, 40(17):1784-1789.
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7 Date, V. 2005. Mumbai floods: The blame game begins. Economic and Political Weekly, 40(34):3714-3716.
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9 Bennett, J.; Birol, E. (Eds.) 2010. Choice experiments in developing countries: implementation, challenges and policy implications. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 321p.
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12 Vedachalam, S. 2014. Water supply and sanitation in India: meeting targets and beyond. In Grafton, R. Q.; Wyrwoll, P.; White, C.; Allendes, D. (Eds.). Global water: issues and insights. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU Press). pp.95-100.
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13 Gimelli, F. M.; Rogers, B. C.; Bos, J. J. 2019. Linking water services and human well-being through the fundamental human needs framework: the case of India. Water Alternatives, 12(2):715-733.
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Although the focus of water development in urban informal settlements has traditionally been on improving public health, development scholarship increasingly emphasises the relationship between water services and multiple dimensions of human well-being. Nevertheless, how well-being is defined in the literature remains unclear, leaving questions about what dimensions of it are to be fostered through water service development. In this paper, we argue that prominent interpretations of well-being in the water sector do not adequately represent the range of impacts of water services on the ability of informal settlers to meet their needs beyond survival. To address this gap, we make the case for the adoption of Max-Neef’s (1992) Fundamental Human Needs (FHN) framework in the water sector, which we show to present a clear, holistic and dynamic understanding of well-being. Through a case study of water service arrangements across six informal settlements in the Indian cities of Faridabad, Delhi and Mumbai, we illustrate how using the FHN framework uncovers potential pathways by which water service development can satisfy a broad range of fundamental human needs. Applying the FHN framework to these settings leads us to argue that: 1) water services should be linked to people’s aspirations as well as to their basic physical needs; 2) cultivating well-being has both intrinsic and instrumental benefits that enable individuals to become more resilient; 3) water services should be better linked with other development sectors; and 4) non-traditional water service arrangements should be re-evaluated according to their capacity to contribute to people’s well-being.
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Intermittent water supply (IWS) is a typical characteristic of cities in developing countries like India. One of the factors responsible for IWS is unaccounted for water (UFW). Factors like increase in population, upward trends in water demand, water scarcity due to climate change, and asymmetric distribution of water resources are also equally important. However, social relations of water are poorly understood and camouflaged under technicalities associated with IWS. Thus, in this paper, we examine IWS in Indian mega cities and secondary cities with an ethno-economic framework by bringing the data together from various administrative sources like government agencies, allude to its parameters from logistical perspectives, e.g. distances, capacities, population strength, etc., and try to position the water issue with challenges associated with caste, class, gender, religion, region, and governance. The ethno-economic perspective is an attempt to not only complement but also supplement the scientific studies from other disciplines by understanding the real nature of demand and supply problems in urban water management. This paper demonstrates IWS as a multi-dimensional problem and stresses the human drivers of intermittency.
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Climate-related hazards, urban development and changing vulnerability patterns compel cities across the world to deal with new and emerging forms of risk. Academic literature and recent international policy documents suggest potentials of conceptually and practically linking the fields of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emphasize the need to mitigate climate-related risks at local level. However, there is limited knowledge on how this link is established at local levels and the role of ground-level actors and practices therein. Using the case of recurrent and disastrous floods, this paper discusses the significance of linking DRR and CCA in Mumbai. It analyses policies, plans, institutions and interventions related to DRR and CCA and uses interviews and a field study to assess flood risk governance at the level of municipal wards and neighbourhoods. The findings suggest that although flood risk governance has been significantly strengthened, three gaps exist: First, a lack of a comprehensive plan for Mumbai that anticipates future risks and vulnerabilities and integrates CCA and DRR down to local level. Second, a lack of an overarching and decentralized institutional framework across sectors and scales that recognizes the multiplicity of formal and informal actors. Third, the potential of civil society and informal actors for disaster risk management and adaptation planning has not been tapped into sufficiently. The paper argues that potential exists to reconceptualize flood risk governance in Mumbai by focusing on future risks and vulnerabilities and by recognizing the work of informal actors like emergent groups at local level.
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