Institutional function and urbanization in Bangladesh: How peri-urban communities respond to changing environments

Sharlene L. Gomes and Leon M. Hermans

Land Use Policy, 2018, vol. 79, issue C, 932-941

Abstract: Urbanization processes are characterized by rapid change. The peri-urban context represents such a transition zone during urbanization. Here, change creates new realities and new demands, for which existing institutions may no longer suffice. Yet institutions do not change easily, as they typically exist to provide stability and predictability during social interactions. It poses a challenge for peri-urban actors looking for ways to manage their needs within this changing context. In peri-urban Khulna in Bangladesh, this refers to drinking water access. Our research examines how actors in two peri-urban communities in Khulna responded to changes in drinking water access via institutional mechanisms.

Keywords: Institutional change; Peri-urban; Land use change; Institutional Analysis and Development framework; Credibility thesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.041

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