Urbanisation and the State of Infrastructure in the Developing World Cities

Abstract

The dominant policy decision emphasis on urbanisation problem in developing countries is its<br />rate of growth, ignoring the level of provision of resources, including the infrastructure, to match this growth. It is<br />against this background that the paper undertook a broad analysis of the state of infrastructure in developing countries<br />using such indices as access and quality of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management, to explore how their<br />provision and improvements over time could gradually match the rate of urbanisation. Extensive literature review was<br />adopted for data collection in articles and journals which were analysized using content analysis technique. There is<br />significant proportion of population using unimproved drinking water sources (42%), unimproved sanitation facilities<br />(50%) and without access to designated waste disposal sites (44%). Water, sanitation and hygiene are key to improving<br />health and development. Providing sustainable access to these infrastructures is the most important things that can be<br />done to reduce disease and improve human development.