Socio-spatial and seasonal dynamics of small, private water service providers in Khulna district, Bangladesh

@misc{hoque2021socio,
  author       = {Hoque, Sonia Ferdous},
  title        = {{Socio-spatial and seasonal dynamics of small, private water service providers in Khulna district, Bangladesh}},
  year         = {2021},
  month        = aug,
  date         = {2021-08-06},
  publisher    = {Life of Research},
  url          = {https://lifeofresearch.com/articles/182},
  abstract     = {Small water service providers operating in informal markets across the Global South address critical gaps in public investments in the rural water sector. This study analyses the growth and operations of private desalination plants and distributing vendors in Khulna, Bangladesh, within the broader landscape of uncoordinated investments by government, donors and households. Household water choices and payment behaviour vary spatially and seasonally, with observable wealth differences in self-supply investments in rainwater tanks and tubewells. Monitoring and regulating informal private providers can improve sectoral coordination, increase efficiency of service delivery and unlock commercial finances against the backdrop of declining aid-based financing.},
  keywords     = {Rural water supply, Private investments, Reverse osmosis, Water vending, Water service providers, Water distribution, Bangladesh, Seasonal water demand},
  language     = {en},
  copyright    = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0}
}