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Water insecurity and patchwork adaptability in Bangalore’s low-income neighbourhoods

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  • Georgina Drew
  • Deepika M. G.
  • Amalendu Jyotishi
  • Shruthi Suripeddi

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This paper explores the ‘patchwork adaptability’ of low-income residents living in south-eastern Bangalore in India to demonstrate the socially embedded ways that city dwellers patch their water supply gaps. Drawing upon site visits and semi-structured interviews in three neighbourhood enclaves, the discussion highlights how residents cope with difficult and water-insecure contexts despite the municipality’s resource governance failures. While we encourage appreciation of the remarkable resilience that low-income populations in Bangalore exhibit, the evidence lays bare the need for more government support to help low-income residents navigate water insecurity in ways that require less time-intensive labour and social networking.

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  • Georgina Drew & Deepika M. G. & Amalendu Jyotishi & Shruthi Suripeddi, 2021. "Water insecurity and patchwork adaptability in Bangalore’s low-income neighbourhoods," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(6), pages 900-918, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:46:y:2021:i:6:p:900-918
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2021.1963031
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