Adeyeye, KGibberd, Jeremy TChakwizira, J2021-04-072021-04-072020-11Adeyeye, K., Gibberd, J.T. & Chakwizira, J. 2020. Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities. <i>Journal of Cleaner Production, 273.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/119590959-65261879-1786https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122594https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262032641Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/11959Water supply in an increasing number of rural and peri-urban communities can be described as marginal i.e. subject to failure, becoming unaffordable or increasingly difficult to access. A range of common factors contribute to water marginalisation or access bias. Firstly, communities may be poorly served by formal water infrastructure by being on the margins of urban settlements. Secondly, where water infrastructure exists, this may be prone to failure as local municipalities and water utilities with limited capacity and resources struggle to maintain a widely dispersed system. Thirdly, when local water systems fail, they are often not repaired quickly, if repaired at all. This results in people, often with very limited resources having to obtain water from far distances or having to pay someone to transport water to them in order to meet their basic water needs. Thus, where water supplies are unreliable, unaffordable and difficult to access, geography, urban settlement patterns, the choice of water distribution systems, and the management capacity result in water marginality.AbstractenHuman settlementsLivelihoodRural areasPeri-urban areasWater accessWater marginalityArticleAdeyeye, K., Gibberd, J. T., & Chakwizira, J. (2020). Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities. <i>Journal of Cleaner Production, 273</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11959Adeyeye, K, Jeremy T Gibberd, and J Chakwizira "Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities." <i>Journal of Cleaner Production, 273</i> (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11959Adeyeye K, Gibberd JT, Chakwizira J. Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 273. 2020; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11959.TY - Article AU - Adeyeye, K AU - Gibberd, Jeremy T AU - Chakwizira, J AB - Water supply in an increasing number of rural and peri-urban communities can be described as marginal i.e. subject to failure, becoming unaffordable or increasingly difficult to access. A range of common factors contribute to water marginalisation or access bias. Firstly, communities may be poorly served by formal water infrastructure by being on the margins of urban settlements. Secondly, where water infrastructure exists, this may be prone to failure as local municipalities and water utilities with limited capacity and resources struggle to maintain a widely dispersed system. Thirdly, when local water systems fail, they are often not repaired quickly, if repaired at all. This results in people, often with very limited resources having to obtain water from far distances or having to pay someone to transport water to them in order to meet their basic water needs. Thus, where water supplies are unreliable, unaffordable and difficult to access, geography, urban settlement patterns, the choice of water distribution systems, and the management capacity result in water marginality. DA - 2020-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Journal of Cleaner Production, 273 KW - Human settlements KW - Livelihood KW - Rural areas KW - Peri-urban areas KW - Water access KW - Water marginality LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2020 SM - 0959-6526 SM - 1879-1786 T1 - Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities TI - Water marginality in rural and peri-urban communities UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11959 ER -24223