Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects

Donor-funded infrastructure projects may focus on construction and neglect longer-term sustainability. Engaging local communities has been proposed as way of inducing ongoing maintenance by facilitating coordination and a sense of ownership, but there is little evidence on its effectiveness in pract...

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Main Authors:	Holcombe, Elizabeth A., Berg, Erlend, Smith, Sarah, Anderson, Malcolm G., Holm-Nielsen, Niels
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2018
Subjects:	INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MAINTENANCE LANDSLIDES DRAINAGE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30143

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spelling	okr-10986-301432021-05-25T10:54:40Z Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Berg, Erlend Smith, Sarah Anderson, Malcolm G. Holm-Nielsen, Niels INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MAINTENANCE LANDSLIDES DRAINAGE Donor-funded infrastructure projects may focus on construction and neglect longer-term sustainability. Engaging local communities has been proposed as way of inducing ongoing maintenance by facilitating coordination and a sense of ownership, but there is little evidence on its effectiveness in practice. We analyse data from inspections of 103 landslide hazard mitigation drains in Saint Lucia several years after construction. We conclude that community participation at the beginning of the project, by accessing local knowledge, is associated with improved construction quality, but appears to have no impact on subsequent maintenance, suggesting that contractual provision for maintenance may be required. 2018-08-06T16:53:19Z 2018-08-06T16:53:19Z 2018 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30143 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean St. Lucia
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topic	INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MAINTENANCE LANDSLIDES DRAINAGE
spellingShingle	INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MAINTENANCE LANDSLIDES DRAINAGE Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Berg, Erlend Smith, Sarah Anderson, Malcolm G. Holm-Nielsen, Niels Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
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description	Donor-funded infrastructure projects may focus on construction and neglect longer-term sustainability. Engaging local communities has been proposed as way of inducing ongoing maintenance by facilitating coordination and a sense of ownership, but there is little evidence on its effectiveness in practice. We analyse data from inspections of 103 landslide hazard mitigation drains in Saint Lucia several years after construction. We conclude that community participation at the beginning of the project, by accessing local knowledge, is associated with improved construction quality, but appears to have no impact on subsequent maintenance, suggesting that contractual provision for maintenance may be required.
format	Journal Article
author	Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Berg, Erlend Smith, Sarah Anderson, Malcolm G. Holm-Nielsen, Niels
author_facet	Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Berg, Erlend Smith, Sarah Anderson, Malcolm G. Holm-Nielsen, Niels
author_sort	Holcombe, Elizabeth A.
title	Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
title_short	Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
title_full	Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
title_fullStr	Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
title_full_unstemmed	Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects
title_sort	does participation lead to ongoing infrastructure maintenance? evidence from caribbean landslide mitigation projects
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30143
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Does Participation Lead to Ongoing Infrastructure Maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean Landslide Mitigation Projects

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