Dr Bas van Vliet is Assistant Professor at the Environmental Policy Group of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Joost van Buuren is emeritus academic staff of the Sub-department of Environmental Technology of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Shaaban Mgana is a Researcher at Ardhi University (ARU) Department of Environmental Engineering, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

• 1. Introduction  2. Scales and Modes of Service Provision: Modernizing the Mixtures of Sanitation and Waste Services in East Africa  3. Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Options for Sustainable Service Provision in East Africa  4. Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of Households in Waste Management  5. Informality and Public-Private Partnerships in Waste and Sanitation Management  6. Local NGOs and CBOs in the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Sector in East Africa  7. Local Governments and Regional Alliances in the Delivery of Municipal Environmental Services  8. Converging Scales of Urban Sanitation Infrastructures and Management  9. Conclusions: Perspectives on the Sustainable Sanitation and Solid Waste Sector in Urban East Africa.

Dr Bas van Vliet is Assistant Professor at the Environmental Policy Group of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Joost van Buuren is emeritus academic staff of the Sub-department of Environmental Technology of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Shaaban Mgana is a Researcher at Ardhi University (ARU) Department of Environmental Engineering, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

• 1. Introduction  2. Scales and Modes of Service Provision: Modernizing the Mixtures of Sanitation and Waste Services in East Africa  3. Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Options for Sustainable Service Provision in East Africa  4. Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of Households in Waste Management  5. Informality and Public-Private Partnerships in Waste and Sanitation Management  6. Local NGOs and CBOs in the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Sector in East Africa  7. Local Governments and Regional Alliances in the Delivery of Municipal Environmental Services  8. Converging Scales of Urban Sanitation Infrastructures and Management  9. Conclusions: Perspectives on the Sustainable Sanitation and Solid Waste Sector in Urban East Africa.

Dr Bas van Vliet is Assistant Professor at the Environmental Policy Group of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Joost van Buuren is emeritus academic staff of the Sub-department of Environmental Technology of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Shaaban Mgana is a Researcher at Ardhi University (ARU) Department of Environmental Engineering, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

• 1. Introduction  2. Scales and Modes of Service Provision: Modernizing the Mixtures of Sanitation and Waste Services in East Africa  3. Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Options for Sustainable Service Provision in East Africa  4. Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of Households in Waste Management  5. Informality and Public-Private Partnerships in Waste and Sanitation Management  6. Local NGOs and CBOs in the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Sector in East Africa  7. Local Governments and Regional Alliances in the Delivery of Municipal Environmental Services  8. Converging Scales of Urban Sanitation Infrastructures and Management  9. Conclusions: Perspectives on the Sustainable Sanitation and Solid Waste Sector in Urban East Africa.