Periurbanization, Public Finance, and Local Governance of the Environment: Lessons from Small-Scale Water Suppliers in Gresik, Indonesia

• Published in: Environment and planning. A Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. 2131 - 2146
• Main Authors: Spencer, James H (Jim), Guzinsky, Craig
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2010; Pion; Pion Ltd, London
• Series: Environment and Planning A
• Subjects: Asia; Bgi / Prodig; Community development; Developing countries; Governance; Indonesia; Indonesia. Brunei. East timor; Industrial development; Pollution control; Public infrastructure; Southeast Asia; Suburbanization; Water supply; Surabaya; Jawa; Indonesia; Water; Water management; Village; Water supply; Financing; Use conflict; Household; Outer conurbation area; Planning; Governance; Rural community
• ISSN: 0308-518X; 1472-3409
• DOI: 10.1068/a42387

As cities in the developing world transition from agricultural to industrial societies, periurban settlement has placed tremendous burdens on the state to provide adequate water infrastructure and to regulate environmental pollution. In the absence of formal municipal systems, community-level forms of water supply have proliferated in periurban areas. The case of Indonesia illustrates the extent of such organizations, and in particular the capacities that neighborhood-level organizations have for financing public infrastructures and managing such investments for community development. The findings suggest that such informal institutions may form the backbone of a broader understanding of development alternatives in periurban areas.