Includes case studies on Villa Bush, Central and Norte, Villa Mexico, Alto Cochabamba and Villa Brazilia, all of them peri-urban areas in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
| Title | Proyecto participacion de los pobladores en la solucion de las problematicas de agua y saneamiento en las ciudades andinas : estudios de caso, Ciudad de Cochabamba |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Cochabamba, BOCERES- |
| Pagination | 21 p. |
| Date Published | 1989-01-01 |
| Publisher | CERES |
| Place Published | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Keywords | bolivia, bolivia cochabamba, case studies, community participation, community power structure, financing, peri-urban communities, sanitation, water authorities, water supply, water supply charges |
| Abstract | Includes case studies on Villa Bush, Central and Norte, Villa Mexico, Alto Cochabamba and Villa Brazilia, all of them peri-urban areas in Cochabamba, Bolivia. To be served by the SEMAPA Municipal Authority for Water and Sanitation, occupiers need to have a legal right to their plot/house. There are three ways in which the inhabitants of peri-urban areas obtain well water: i) self-help using funds from the state (50%), SEMAPA (25%) and through the community (25%); ii) individual initiatives through constructing their own systems or with the help of financing from external donors; and iii) purchasing expensive and contaminated water from water trucks. The municipal water authority has a fixed tariff for water consumption. Although community committees are the main driving forces for the construction of water supply systems, they do not appear to exercise a great deal of weight when negotiating on behalf of the community. |
| Notes | Map and tables missing |
| Custom 1 | 827 |
| Translated Title | Project community participation in the solution of the water supply and sanitation problems in the Andean cities : case studies, Cochabamba City |
