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2011 - Output-Based Aid and Sustainable Sanitation - Learning note. Trémolet S., Evans B. Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [1001.83 KB]

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In recent years, results-based financing(of which output-based aid is a subset) has emerged as an important new way of financing public services in general and basic services in …

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2011 - Economic assessment of sanitation interventions in Indonesia - A six-country study conducted in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Vietnam under the Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI). Winara, A., Hutton, G., Oktarinda, Purnomo, E., Hadiwardoyo, K., Merdykasari, I., Nurmadi, T., Bruinsma, B., Gunawan, D., Fadilah, D., Albrecht, M. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [1.01 MB]

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The Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI) Phase 2 presents a detailed cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of sanitation interventions. It provides a comprehensive analysis at household …

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2011 - Modelling costs for water and sanitation infrastructure: Comparing sanitation options for Can Tho, Vietnam. Retamal, M., Willets, J., Mitchell, C., Carrard, N. 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK. [561.32 KB]

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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of water and sanitation infrastructure options can be a valuable aid to decision making, particularly when comparing options with very different …

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2011 - Financing Household On-Site Sanitation for the Poor - Research brief. Trémolet, S., Kolsky, P., Perez, E. Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [1.27 MB]

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This study shows that a wide spectrum of finance arrangements has been used with varying degrees of success. Experience teaches that sanitation, like other goods with significant …

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2010 - Public toilets in Vienna - Operation between cost efficiency and service for the public. Klaesener-Metzner, N. Published in EcoSan Club Sustainable Sanitation Practice Issue 2, pp. 4-9. [324.29 KB]

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The keys to sustainable and therefore successful operation of public toilets are cleanliness and accessibility, unfortunately in most cases these qualities cannot be found easily. …

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2010 - Cost effectiveness and sustainability of sanitation options: A case study of South Can Tho - Technical report. Willetts, J., Carrard, N., Retamal, M., Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam, Paddon, M., Do Xuan Thuy, Nguyen Hieu Trung and Mitchell, C. Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. [1.33 MB]

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The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), from the University of …

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2010 - Low-cost sustainable sanitation solutions for Mindanao and the Philippines - A practical construction field guide. Gensch, R., Miso, A., Itchon, G., Sayre, E. Sustainable Sanitation Center, Xavier University, Philippines. [7.64 MB]

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This Sustainable Sanitation Practical Construction Field Guide is great; it is appropriate and timely. It is all these because we now have a practical manual to guide those in need …

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2010 - Resource efficiency of urban sanitation systems: a comparative assessment using material and energy flow analysis. Meinzinger, F. Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany. [4.91 MB]

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The present study applies a combined cost, energy and material flow analysis (ceMFA) as a system analysis method to assess the resource efficiency of urban sanitation systems. This …

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2010 - Assessment of a cost-covering sanitation tariff for Alexandria/Egypt. Badran, M., Jamrah, A., Gaese, H. [1003.83 KB]

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Alexandria faces major inefficiencies regarding financial sustainability of sanitation services. Wastewater tariffs in Alexandria are only covering around 20% of the total cost and …

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2010 - Improving the robustness of financial and economic analysis of sanitation systems. Parkinson, J., Blume, S. IRC Symposium 2010: Pumps, Pipes and Promises, The Hague, The Netherlands. [85.1 KB]

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With a view towards improving the robustness of financial and economic analysis, this paper discusses current approaches towards the assessment of costs and benefits associated …

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