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Public Participation and Effective Water Governance at the Local Level: A Case Study from a Small Under-Developed Area in Chile 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The concept of participation in rural development has been evolutionary for the past two decades with those involved, such
as development agencies and governments, particularly in rural water supply, re-evaluating their active role. The move towards
effective community participation has encouraged a shift from the traditional top-down to a bottom-up approach whereby there
is a decentralisation of unevenly distributed resources and power to empower a community and allow mobility of ‘people participation’.
The Molinos water project is the first large-scale development project of its kind introduced into the village of Molinos
in an under-developed area of Chile, where there has been no tradition of people participation. The project objective was
to implement a low technology, low budget water treatment plant to the village of Molinos. Various aspects have hindered the
continued development of the project including both technical and financial. In terms of people participation, the initial
approach used was the top-down approach. There was a failure to fully integrate the community or inform the community in a
formal manner about the project and consult them regarding key project issues. This case study illustrates that the lack of
comprehensive consultation and the low level of participation of the community on the participatory scale does not achieve
much in terms of people-centred benefits. For governance at the local level to be effective, participation should be inclusive and communicative so as to
enhance transparency throughout the project lifetime.
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Agustin Robles-Morua Alex S. Mayer Mary H. Durfee 《Environment, Development and Sustainability》2009,11(1):197-213
There is a growing recognition in developing countries that community participation in water and sanitation projects is a
necessary strategy in sustainable development. The main advantage of following such an approach is that, if participation
can encourage a sense of ownership of the projects, the benefits of the project are more likely to extend over the long term.
The case study at hand focuses on the challenges faced in implementing a wastewater treatment system to solve an environmental
and public health problem in a rural community, Rosario de Tesopaco, in northwest Mexico. Until recently, the community has
been unable to implement an effective plan to treat the wastewater generated in the community. The problems faced by the community
can be attributed to the political arrangement of water and sanitation decentralization in Mexico that occurred in the mid
1980’s, whereby communities were required to meet wastewater treatment standards, but were not given the technical and political
guidance needed to achieve this goal. However, in this instance, cooperation between the authorities in Rosario de Tesopaco,
the federal agency for social development, and an academic institution has led to the successful design and approval of a
wastewater treatment project. This achievement can be attributed to the use of an effective collaborative strategy, tailoring
the project to the needs and capacity of the local community, positioning the community as the leaders and owners of the project.
A model for following this strategy for developing rural sanitation projects in Mexico is proposed.
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