James L Wescoat Jr.

James L Wescoat Jr.
Water in Pune’s urban quagmire
A study develops a peri-urban and rurban water and sanitation index for Pune.
Rebecca Hui
Posted on 02 Sep, 2019 12:01 PM

Drinking water programs in India treat urban and rural areas separately, generally neglecting the special characteristics of settlements referred to as peri-urban – those on the outskirts or peripheries of urban areas, or “rurban” settlements i.e. rural areas with urban facilities.
A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)
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