Water & Sanitation in the World's Cities

The world's governments agreed at the Millennium Summit to halve, by 2015, the number of people who lack access to safe water. With rapidly growing urban populations the challenge is immense. This title presents a comprehensive assessment of the problems and how they can be addressed.

Provision of Water and Sanitation in Cities * The Impacts of Deficient Provision * Explaining Deficiencies in Urban Water and Sanitation Provision * Increasing Water Stress and How it Relates to Urban Water and Sanitation Provision * Changing Perspectives and Roles: Privatization and Beyond * Improving Urban Water and Sanitation Provision as part of Integrated Water Resource Management * Governance for Good Water and Sanitation Provision: Getting the Best from Public, Private and Community Organizations * Index