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标题：Glass half empty? Urban water poverty halfway through the Decade of Water for Life
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作者：Adriana Allen ; Sarah Bell
期刊名称：International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
印刷版ISSN：1946-3138
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：1-7
DOI：10.1080/19463138.2011.583530
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：The moral imperative of tackling urban water poverty should not require much elaboration. Access to clean water is a basic right denied to millions of people living in cities across the world. Being outside the formal systems of water provision through centralised pipe networks, the poorest often pay the highest price for water. Water from vendors and bottled water are notoriously expensive compared with piped water. Illegal water connections managed by organised gangs can also come at a high cost to people living in slums. The cost of fuel to boil unsafe water can also be significant, further increasing the economic burden of water provision on those who can least afford it. Urbanities are often characterised as the beneficiaries of increased wealth and opportunities generated in cities but for many urban life can also constitute a trap of poverty and insecurity. Water plays a crucial role in making a difference between these two scenarios.