Participation in sanitation planning in Burkina Faso: theory and practice
Journal article, 2014

Stakeholder participation is commonly promoted as a means to boost outcomes of sanitation improvement projects, in particular in developing countries. However, there is little research on when or how this participation should occur during the process of planning a sanitation system in order to maximize the effect. This study develops a framework for analysing participation levels of different stakeholders throughout a planning process and applies it to sanitation planning guidelines and case studies from Burkina Faso. This analysis highlights that, particularly during designing of system options and selecting among these options, there exist potential weaknesses regarding who participates and how that participation may influence what type of sanitation is implemented.

sanitation

planning theory

planning practice

participation

Author

Jennifer R Mc Conville

Chalmers, Architecture, Urban Design and Planning

Jaan-Henrik Kain

Chalmers, Architecture, Urban Design and Planning

Erik Kvarnström

Urban Water Management Sweden AB

L. Ulrich

Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

2043-9083 (ISSN)

Vol. 4 2 304-312

Subject Categories

Other Civil Engineering

DOI

10.2166/washdev.2014.125

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1/28/2020