Participatory planning

This paper summarises the experience of Practical Action in promoting water, sanitation, waste and hygiene-related infrastructure and services in the town of Faridpur, Bangladesh. In addition to the improvement in health and local environment, the project attempted to increase income and employment

Whilst the argument for extending the constituency of consultees on water management is now widely accepted, further understanding is required of how the process of participatory planning and management can best be structured and facilitated. The research reported here addresses an important feature