Research Water Services Management
Research concerning water services is conducted at three levels of analysis – macro, meso and micro.
In addressing drinking water and urban/peri-urban water management issues, this results in six research topics, as summarized in the table below.
These topics are reflected in the education, research and capacity building endeavours of the core.
| Sector/level of analysis | Macro | Meso | Micro |
| Drinking water | Liberalization, sector reform and regulation | Running a utility, the role of private finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) | Dealing with the poor, with regard to setting tariffs, for example |
| Urban management | Institutional issues and regulation | Management issues, the role of private finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) | Methodological issues: how to assess the results? |