Community participation in facility management
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Facilities
- Vol. 16 (11), 314-318
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02632779810233511
Abstract
By involving the beneficiaries of a facility such as housing or an irrigation scheme, at the various stages of the project, it is possible to build their capacity in relation to the facility, which may contribute to the sustainability of the project beyond the disbursement period. A study carried out in Botswana found that the intensity of community participation at the various stages of facility development is influenced by the complexity of the technology adopted and the willingness of the facility managers to involve the community from the early stages of the project. Based on these findings, this paper proposes a framework which may be followed to achieve this end.Keywords
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