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The central premise of the book, as well as the key lesson for readers is that infrastructure is the backbone of democracy. Without it, the process of collective governance fades beyond the immediacy of daily life. Using this premise, the book describes several case studies from Southeast Asia – rapidly urbanizing communities in Gresik, Indonesia; Can Tho, Viet Nam; Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Ha Noi, Viet Nam –that illustrate the embeddedness of highly localized governance structures in the built infrastructure. These four case studies illustrating similar community phenomena across differing social, political, and cultural context will encourage readers to consider the material, built environment stakes underlying participatory democracy as well as the importance of democratic participation in the visioning, building and management of large-scale urban projects.
"This is a beautifully written book about an urgent topic: how marginalized communities are accessing water in rapidly urbanizing contexts. Spencer is masterful at balancing the messiness of case studies while not losing sight of what we can learn from these cases and possibly generalize and scale. The book will soon become required reading for practitioners and scholars alike interested in contexts where communities, civil society, and the state, to varying degrees, are struggling to innovate the delivery of core urban services where municipal financial resources are limited and urban populations are continuing to grow.”— Victoria A. Beard, Professor and Associate Dean for Research Initiatives, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University, USA.
Preface; Introduction; 1. Water and Human Security; 2. Global Urbanization: The Confluence of Peri-Urbanization and Urban Transition; 3. Community-Based Public Finance of Deep well Water Systems in Peri-Urban Java ; 4. The Peri-Urbanization of Can Tho and the rise of Entrepreneurial Water Suppliers in the Mekong Delta; 5. Ha Noi: Bulk Water Retailing in Peri-Urban Areas; 6. Peri-Urbanization, Co-Production and Institutional Culture: The Case of the Phnom Penh, Water Supply Authority; 7. Beyond Resilience: Are we thinking about Entitlements, Participation and Governance in the Right Way?; References; Index