INFORMALITY IN URBAN WATER SUPPLY IN TAMBAKLOROK, SEMARANG

Abstract

Developing countries are facing urbanization coupled with a rapid and unprecedented urban growth, which is bringing about rising demand for urban services, especially those concerning water supply. The government inability to provide water supply has led to the emergence of informality in urban water supply. In the context of urban governance, informality in urban water supply as unofficial service provision is seen as a ‘mode of urban governance’ for the underserved population, which is largely allowed and even encouraged by governments because it is increasingly viewed as a necessary and acceptable mode of urbanism.