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Gutterer, B., Sasse, L., Panzerbieter, T., Reckerzügel, T. (2009). Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and sanitation in developing countries - A practical guide - sample version, selected pages only. Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK, in association with Bremen Overseas Research (BORDA), Germany. [6.64 MB]

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The guidebook "Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems and Sanitation in Developing Countries – A practical guide" is addressed to Urban Service Providers or National and …

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WMP (2005-2011). Planning, operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants for wastewater utilities in Vietnam - A selection of WMP publications, a programme implemented through the German-Vietnamese development cooperation. GIZ Wastewater and Solid Waste Management in Provincial Centers (WMP). [6.39 MB]

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The objective of this German – Vietnamese partnership development programme is the improvement of the wastewater sector in Vietnam. The programme with GIZ (Technical Cooperation) …

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Flores, A. (2010). Towards sustainable sanitation: evaluating the sustainability of resource‐oriented sanitation. [4.12 MB]

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Resource-oriented sanitation systems are designed to recover resources from wastewater while minimising the demand on other resources, particularly water and energy. This research …

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von Münch, E., Wirseen, C., Patel, D., Wheaton, A., Jachnow, A. (2009). Urban slum dwellers in Kenya and Bangladesh benefit from using Peepoo bags which are self-sanitising and biodegradable. Dry Toilet Conference, Tampere, Finland. [160.05 KB]

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The multiple challenges of urban slums limit the ability of conventional infrastructure-based sanitation systems to quickly address the pressing sanitation needs of urban slum …

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Wheaton, A. (2009). Results of a medium-scale trial of single-use, self-sanitising toilet bags in poor urban settlements in Bangladesh. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ), Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1.34 MB]

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The objective of this study was to establish whether Toilet Bags are a feasible sanitation alternative for poor urban settlements given the local socio-cultural context. Bangladesh …

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Aoki, C., Memon, M.A., Mabuchi, H. (2005). Water and Wastewater Reuse - An Environmentally Sound Approach for Sustainable Urban Water Management. UNEP/GEC. [1.5 MB]

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This booklet was prepared to introduce the basic concepts of water and wastewater reuse, and applications of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) for enabling reuse. In …

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