Resumen

ALLEN, ADRIANA; DAVILA, JULIO D.  y  HOFMANN, PASCALE. Gobernabilidad y acceso al agua y saneamiento en la interfaz periurbana: análisis preliminar de cinco estudios de caso. CDC [online]. 2005, vol.22, n.59, pp.23-44. ISSN 1012-2508.

In the peri-urban interface a mixed population, generally including a high percentage of poor families and producers, coexists with environmental services and natural resources indispensable for rural and urban development. At the same time, this interface is characterized by an institutional «void» due to which peri-urban citizens often have no voice in the decision making process related to the use and transformation of natural resources and services. This article presents the preliminary findings of a research project on water and sanitation governance in the peri-urban interface of five metropolitan areas in three continents.

Palabras clave : Governance; Peri-urban interface; Water and sanitation.