Print Email Facebook Twitter Institutions in transitioning peri-urban communities: spatial differences in groundwater access Title Institutions in transitioning peri-urban communities: spatial differences in groundwater access Author Gomes, S.L. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) Hermans, L.M. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) Date 2016 Abstract Urbanization creates challenges for water management in an evolving socio-economic context. This is particularly relevant in transitioning peri-urban areas like Khulna, Bangladesh where competing demands have put pressure on local groundwater resources. Users are unable to sufficiently meet their needs through existing institutions. These institutions provide the rules for service provision and act as guidelines for actors to resolve their water related issues. However, the evolving peri-urban context can produce fragmented institutional arrangements. For example in Khulna, water supply is based on urban and rural boundaries that has created water access issues for peri-urban communities. This has motivated local actors to manage their groundwater needs in various ways. General institutional theories are well developed in literature, yet little is known about institutions in transitioning peri-urban areas. Institutions that fail to adapt to changing dynamics run the risk of becoming obsolete or counter-productive, hence the need for investigating institutional change mechanisms in this context. This paper examines peri-urban case studies from Khulna using the Institutional Analysis and Development framework to demonstrate how institutions have contributed to spatial differences in groundwater access with local actors investing in formal and informal institutional change as a means of accessing groundwater. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9137c537-da31-45cd-b184-ba2d5b2a7eee DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-125-2016 Publisher Copernicus Source Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences: The spatial dimensions of water management – Redistribution of benefits and risks, 373 Event The spatial dimensions of water management – Redistribution of benefits and risks, 2016-05-18 → 2016-05-20, Bochum, Germany Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2016 S.L. Gomes, L.M. Hermans Files PDF piahs_373_125_2016.pdf 212.99 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9137c537-da31-45cd-b184-ba2d5b2a7eee/datastream/OBJ/view