An empirical analysis of inter-sectorial practices in sanitation interventions in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of sanitation interventions in the areas of villas and favelas of the Brasil. The methodology consisted in documental analysis, participant observation and semi-structured interviews with professionals and local communities in a comparative case study. The results suggest that there is a consensus among technicians about the need for intersectoral practices. However, it was observed that prevails individual and informal action. At the community level, the high level of scarcity reflected in the perpetuation of the exclusion from access to basic sanitation.

Keywords

• saneamiento básico
• intersectorialidad
• villas y favelas
• brasil.