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DOI 10.2166/ws.2014.001
Title (Primary) Experiences with stakeholder involvement in strategic sanitation planning: a case study of the city of Darkhan, Mongolia
Author Sigel, K.; Stäudel, J.; Londong, J.
Source Titel Water Science and Technology-Water Supply
Year 2014
Department OEKON
Volume 14
Issue 3
Page From 504
Page To 512
Language englisch
Keywords case study; CLUES; community participation; stakeholder involvement; strategic sanitation planning
UFZ wide themes RU6
Abstract Stakeholder involvement is a prerequisite in urban strategic sanitation planning, particularly in low-income countries. This paper investigates the experiences and lessons learnt in terms of effective stakeholder involvement gained from a case study on strategic sanitation planning in a peri-urban sub-district in the city of Darkhan, Mongolia. Conceptually the Darkhan case study builds on a participatory sanitation planning approach known in the literature as community-led urban environmental sanitation (CLUES) planning. Firstly, a brief introduction to the CLUES approach, its basic principles for effective stakeholder involvement and its adaptation to the Darkhan case study is given. Secondly, two relevant planning steps including the building and testing of pilot facilities are described and assessed in terms of effective stakeholder involvement. It is shown that even if not all basic principles could be fulfilled adequately, the participatory planning framework helped to improve the scientific outputs of the project – mainly the technological research and development – and to smooth the way for further actions towards the sustainable implementation of measures on a larger scale.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=14607
Sigel, K., Stäudel, J., Londong, J. (2014):
Experiences with stakeholder involvement in strategic sanitation planning: a case study of the city of Darkhan, Mongolia
Water Sci. Technol.-Water Supply 14 (3), 504 - 512 10.2166/ws.2014.001