HOMESCAPES will take the day-to-day life of homes in low-income neighborhoods in San Andrés (Colombia), Semarang (Indonesia), and Maputo (Mozambique) as case studies.
Each city is considered a site of theorization. Each home is a unit of analysis.
Communities in these three medium-sized, 'ordinary cities' rely on different water sources due to the unreliability of the municipal supply systems.
In Nueva Guinea (San Andrés), they rely mostly on harvested rain and shallow wells.
In Tambaklorok (Semarang), they mostly depend on groundwater.
In Chamanculo (Maputo), they store piped intermittent water.
While sharing common experiences of vulnerability, these homes are in cities with diverse historic, geographical, and infrastructural experiences.
Maputo has a population approximately of 1.101.170 inhabitants. Around 70% of the city’s residents currently live in informal settlements characterized by high density and insufficient access to infrastructure.