Institutional barriers to advancing sustainable urban water management in port vila, Vanuatu

Abstract

To date social research into the institutional aspects of sustainable urban water management has predominately been conducted in developed urban contexts, resulting in a significant lack of insight into the institutional drivers and barriers in developing urban centres, which this research begins to address. This research project investigated the understanding, perceptions and motivation relating to the transition to sustainable urban water management practices in the rapidly growing urban centre of Port Vila, Vanuatu. The need for improved urban water management, practitioners' awareness of potential solutions, barriers and opportunities to implement solutions were investigated through semi..