| Affordable Water Supply and Sanitation Contributor(s): Pickford, John (Editor), Barker, Peter (Editor), Load, Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853392944 ISBN-13: 9781853392948 Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Waste Management |
| Dewey: 363.610 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (1.01 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The editors consider the different aspects of, and the issues surrounding, affordable water supply and sanitation. They consider both 'software' aspects - people, communities, health, management and institutions - as well as technological considerations such as waste management. INTRODUCTION Section 1 COMMUNITIES, HEALTH, 'PEOPLE B.V. Apparao, Mrs Anitha Pius and G. Karthikeyan India Mapping of fluorosis affected villages Dr V.S. Ariyaratne and Palitha Jayaweera Sri Lanka Sarvodaya integrated approach to waterlsanitation J.M. Barot India Gender appreciation in Gujarat, India Mrs Jemima A. Dennis-Antwi Ghana Developing hygiene education materials Ms Vijitha Fernando Sri Lanka Water and sanitation - gender and equity Ms Ruthy C.D. Libatique Philippines Empowering women to manage watsan technologies Jelle van Gijn and Brian Ellis UK Community infrastructure programme in Pakistan Section 2 INSTITUTIONS AND MANAGEMENT Maria de Fatima Carteado and R. Franceys WEDC Institution development, Brazil Rekha Dayal and Peter Lochery India Application of key sector principles Dr V. J. Emmanuel Sri Lanka Water and economic development Mark Harvey India Institutional constraints - Maharashtra Derrick Owen Ikin Switzerland |
Contributor Bio(s): Pickford, John: - John Pickford (1927-2006) founded the Water Engineering and Development Centre at Loughborough University 40 years ago.Dijkstra, Tom: - He has been involved in research and has taught at the Universities of Utrecht, Leicester, Sussex, Coventry and Loughborough. He teaches on a variety of geotechnical modules and contributes to the WEDC MSc programme (integrated water resource management). He is also involved in research efforts focusing on the effects of climate change on slope stability. |