Bibliothèque

von Münch, E., Ingle, R., Mbalo, D., Kappauf, L. (eds.) (2012). Compilation of 13 factsheets on key sustainable sanitation topics. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and GIZ, Germany. [5.25 MB]

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This factsheet book is a compilation of 13 thematic factsheets which were produced by the eleven SuSanA working groups. What makes these factsheets special is that they are …

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WSTF (2011). Toolkit for urban public sanitation projects in Kenya (Version 1.0). Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [429.31 KB]

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This toolkit contains the complete set of tools (e.g. drawings, BoQs, management guidelines) that the Water Service Providers (WSPs) need to plan, design, implement, manage, …

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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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Various authors (2012). Selected presentations from IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia. IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia, Nagpur, India. [1.61 MB]

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This library entry contains selected presentations from the IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia held 20-22 November 2012. …

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GIZ (2011). City Sanitation Plans in India (Nashik, Kochi, Raipur, Shimla, Tirupati). GIZ India (Sanitation Program). [6.32 MB]

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City Sanitation Plans (factsheets) …

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Mijthab, M. (2011). Toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh (moSan - mobile sanitation) - Non-infrastructure based dry-separation toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh. Presentation given at GIZ in Eschborn, Germany. [4.22 MB]

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GIZ Bangladesh and the German industrial designer Mona Mijthab developed a non-infractructure-based separation dry toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh. …

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McConville, J., Rosemarin, A. (2012). Urine diversion dry toilets and greywater system, Erdos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [905.29 KB]

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The EETP initiated by the Dongsheng District Government and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has adopted the approach of sustainable sanitation in multi-storey buildings …

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Roma, E., Buckley, C., Mbatha, S., Sibiya, L., Gounden, T. (2010). Community ablution blocks with sewers or infiltration, eThekwini (Durban), South Africa - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [480.07 KB]

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This case study is about a full-scale project of urban upgrading with community-based water and sanitation in form of community ablution blocks in eThekwini, South Africa. As a …

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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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Lüthi, C., Lehn, H., Norström, A., Panesar, A., Rüd, S., Saywell, D., Verhagen, J., Ulrich, L.., Ingle, R. (2012). Planning of sustainable sanitation for cities - Factsheet of Working Group 6. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [441.91 KB]

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This factsheet deals with the planning of sustainable sanitation for urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries and its importance for achieving comprehensive and inclusive …

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Morel, A. and Diener, S. (2006). Greywater management in low and middle-income countries, review of different treatment systems for households or neighbourhoods - Sandec Report No. 14/06. Sandec (Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries) at Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), Dübendorf, Switzerland. [5.45 MB]

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This report compiles international experience in greywater management on …

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de Carvalho Rodrigues, M.C. (2012). Reassessing stakeholders’ involvement in environmental sanitation planning and provision - A comparative analysis of three contemporary approaches in East Africa. MSc Thesis, Technische Universität Berlin, Fakultät VI – Planen, Bauen & Umwelt, Master’s Program of Urban Management Studies, Berlin, Germany. [4.26 MB]

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Current figures regarding the lack of environmental sanitation services in developing countries pose a great challenge to governments, the private sector, planners and local …

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Genath, B. (2011). Abwasser-Recycling für Deutschland und die Welt: Für Abwasser-Experten kann Wertstoff-Rückgewinnung ein Export-Produkt werden (in German) - Wastewater recycling for Germany and the world: The issue of nutrient recovery can be an export good for wastewater experts. Georg Siemens Verlag. [663.54 KB]

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Ziel des Projekts „Saniresch“ ist die Behandlung und Verwertung von Urin, Braunwasser und Grauwasser, gesammelt im Eschborner Hauptgebäude der Deutschen Gesellschaft für …

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Mijthab, M. (2011). moSan - mobile sanitation: Toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh - Report in German but with many self-explanatory pictures. Bachelor Report Industrial Design, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (FH), Institut für Industrial Design, Germany. [5.68 MB]

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GIZ Bangladesh and the german industrial designer Mona Mijthab developed a non-infractructure-based separation dry toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh. The toilet is part of a …

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WSTF (2009). Data Collection Tools - MajiData - Baseline Study Survey for development of a database on low income urban areas in Kenya. Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF), Kenya. [426.01 KB]

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MajiData is a database for water and sanitation information of low income urban areas that was officially launched in 2011. It is part of the H2.0 Initiative and receives financial …

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GIZ (2012). Support to the national urban sanitation policy (NUSP) and City Sanitation Plans - Factsheets. GIZ India. [5.73 MB]

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Sanitation is defined as safe management of human excreta, including its safe confinement treatment, disposal and associated hygiene-related practices. According to official …

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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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Deveza, K. S., Holmer, R. J. (2002). Container gardening: A way of growing vegetables in the city. Xavier University College of Agriculture, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. [84.68 KB]

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This paper presents a way to offer accessibility and affordability of fresh and highly nutritious vegetable for family consumption through "container gardening". It is a concept …

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Panesar, A., Bracken, P., Kvanström, E., Lehn, H., Lüthi, C., Norström, A., Rüd, S., Saywell, D., Schertenleib, R. (2008). Sustainable sanitation for cities - Thematic paper. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [6.96 MB]

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Homeless International (2011). How do land tenure issues affect sanitation provision for the urban poor? How can water and sanitation provision empower the urban poor? - Homeless International Learning Brief - No.1 and No.2. Homeless International (HI), UK. [704.56 KB]

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The two learning briefs are based on the experience of the multi-country community-led project ‘Water and sanitation provision for the urban poor in Malawi, Tanzania and …

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WSTF (2009). The Urban Projects Concept (UPC) - An overview. Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF). [1.03 MB]

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The booklet was prepared by the Water Services Trust Fund to provide stakeholders with an overview of the Urban Projects Concept. …

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Sindani, E. G. Y. (2011). Unisex urinal usability testing - consultancy report for Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. Sustainable Sanitation Design (SuSan Design). [1.17 MB]

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Background:Industrial designer Sarah Keller, working and living in Kampala, Uganda from 2008 to 2009, wanted to design a product that serves the inhabitants of urban slums in …

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Castellano Fabrega, D. (2007). Decision support tool for the appropriate selection of sanitation systems. MSc Thesis, Urban and Environmental Management, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. [1.72 MB]

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A research of existing decision support tools intending to facilitate the selection of suitable sanitation systems is presented. In order to assess the appropriateness of the five …

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Hayward, T., Parker, A., Tiberghien, J.-E. (2011). Water and sanitation service models for the urban poor: Defining stakeholder relations, achieving sustainable finance. WSUP and BDP, Cranfield University, UK. [2.33 MB]

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This presentation gives a short overview of challenges and strategies for the provision of water and sanitation services for the urban poor. Three case studies give examples from …

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GTZ (2003). Ecosan – Closing the loop in wastewater management and sanitation - Shortcomings of conventional wastewater systems. [577.47 KB]

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Poster shows the shortcomings of conventional wastewater systems: small amount of blackwater pollute huge amount of clean water …

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Ecosan Club (ed.) (2010). Operation and Maintenance - Successful Models for O&M of Sanitation Systems. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 2. EcoSan Club, Austria. [1.63 MB]

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The second issue of Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) focuses on "Successful models for operation and maintenance of sanitation systems". …

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GFA (2010). Data Collection Tools - Tanzania - Baseline Study of Low-Income Urban Areas in Tanzania. [621.4 KB]

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The Ministry of Water (MoW) and the Energy and Water Utilities Regulartory Authority (EWURA) with the technical and financial support from GIZ commissioned a Baseline Study in …

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Lüthi, C., Lehn, H., Norström, A., Panesar, A., Rüd, S., Saywell, D., Verhagen, J. (2008). Planeación para el saneamiento sostenible (in Spanish) - Sustainable sanitation planning - Factsheet of Working Group 6. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [550.72 KB]

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Esta ficha técnica trata la planeación del saneamiento sostenible para áreas urbanas y periurbanas del mundo desarrollado y su importancia para la cobertura sanitaria acelerada …

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de Silva, N.K. (2007). Multi-criteria analysis of options for urban sanitation and urban agriculture - Case study in Accra (Ghana) and in Lima (Peru). MSc thesis, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands. [2.97 MB]

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The objective of this research, which was limited to a desk top study, was to find out the most suitable sanitation system for urban and peri-urban areas (considering urban …

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Carlesen, J., Vad, J., Otoi, S. (2008). Kampala City Council - A project for promoting ecological sanitation in Kampala, Uganda - Final evaluation report. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Stockholm, Sweden. [711.69 KB]

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Sida has supported the promotion of EcoSan in Kampala City Council (KCC) since 2002 through the Lake Victoria Programme. Ecological sanitation is based on the principle that urine, …

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Flores, A., Rosemarin, A., Fenner, R. (2009). Evaluating the sustainability of an innovative dry sanitation (ecosan) system in China as compared to a conventional waterborne sanitation system. WEFTEC Conference, USA. [297.36 KB]

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The use of sustainability indicators for evaluating sanitation systems is applied to the Erdos Eco- Town Project (EETP) in China for illustration. The EETP is the largest urban …

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Meinzinger, F. (2010). Resource efficiency of urban sanitation systems: a comparative assessment using material and energy flow analysis. 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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Berne, B. (2010). Les toilettes sèches familiales (in French) - Household dry toilets. Toilettes du monde. [1.28 MB]

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Etat de l’art, etat des lieux dans plusieurs pays et propositions pour un accompagnement en France …

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Murray, A., Dowall, D., Nelson, K., Ray, I. (2008). Toolkit for the 21st century urban sanitation planner. [80.84 KB]

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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. The designation is a call to action; it is an effort to incite innovation towards the …

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von Münch, E., Wirseen, C., Patel, D., Wheaton, A., Jachnow, A. (2009). Safer sanitation in slums and emergency settings with Peepoo bags - Appropriate Technology, Vol 36, No 4, p. 38. [417.79 KB]

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In most of the urban slums of countries like Kenya and Bangladesh there is a huge lack of sanitation facilities like toilets, and this leads to problems of the safe disposal of …

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IWA (2005). Sanitation 21 - Simple approaches to complex sanitation. International Water Association (IWA), London, UK. [1.78 MB]

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The paper is intended to be used as a starting point for discussion and debate amongst sanitation professionals, it does not offer a ‘solution’ but rather, in recognising the …

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Ecosan Club (ed.) (2011). Planning Tools. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 7. EcoSan Club, Austria. [2.49 MB]

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It is generally assumed that an appropriate planning process is important for sustainable implementation of sanitation solutions. Therefore, a number of projects and institutions …

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Meinzinger, F., Oldenburg, M., Lisanework, A., Gutema, K., Otterpohl, R., Krusche, P., Jebens, O. (2009). Implementation of urine-diverting dry toilets in multi-storey apartment buildings in Ethiopia. Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland. [379.24 KB]

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The Ethiopian government currently pursues a large-scale housing programme based on multi-storey houses, so-called condominium buildings. Providing water and sanitation services to …

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Barreto Dillon, L., Buzie, C. (2008). NETSSAF participatory planning approach. A guideline for sustainable sanitation planning - Netssaf deliverable D46. ttz Bremerhaven. Water, Energy and Landscape Management, Bremerhaven, Germany. [588.62 KB]

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This manual is one of the outputs of the NETSSAF Coordination Action - a project funded by the European Commission, as part of its Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The general …

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Gounden, T., Pfaff, B., Macleod, N. and Buckley, C. (2006). Provision of free sustainable basic sanitation: The Durban experience. Paper presented at the 32nd WEDC International Conference, Sustainable Development of Water Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. [215.44 KB]

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In Durban, the eThekwini Municipality (EM) is attempting to ensure an effective barrier against the spread of disease among the newly incorporated, under-serviced rural communities …

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Arevalo, C.; Schippner, B. (2002). Los servicios de agua y saneamiento en pequeñas ciudades (in Spanish) - Water and sanitation services in small cities - Los operadores privados en Colombia. WSP. [596.42 KB]

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Con el fin de identificar mejores prácticas y modelos alternativos de gestión para contribuir en mejorar la calidad y sostenibilidad de los servicios de agua y saneamiento, el …

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EcoSanRes (2007). Sweden-China, Erdos eco-town project, Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia. EcoSanRes. [213.24 KB]

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Background: To show that it is possible to build and operate an urban community with sustainable approaches to sanitation, water use, solid waste management and infrastructure, a …

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DWAF (2002). Guidelines for the formulation of a strategy & implementation plan for the provision of sanitation services in informal settlements. Department Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), Republic of South Africa. [2.8 MB]

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This guide provides a structured approach in respect of the procedures to be followed to ensure appropriate and sustainable sanitation service delivery to informal settlements over …

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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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Lüthi, C., Lehn, H., Norström, A., Panesar, A., Rüd, S., Saywell, D., Verhagen, J. (2008). Planejamento para um saneamento sustentavel (in Portuguese) - Factsheet of Working Group 6. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [1.91 MB]

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Este informe trata do planejamento de saneamento sustentável para áreas urbanas e periurbanas do mundo em desenvolvimento e sua importância para o rápido aumento da cobertura …

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Thrift, C. (2007). Sanitation policy in Ghana: Key factors and the potential for ecological sanitation solutions. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [616.53 KB]

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Ghana presents an interesting case for the ecosan programme: in several districts, there are already competitive markets for faecal sludge, the most common sanitation technology in …

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Coulibali, C. (2009). Management of ecosan system in urban areas - Ecosan UE project case study in four sectors of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [375.39 KB]

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Ecological sanitation is an alternative to linear sanitation approaches that often end up to carry waste to water bodies. It is based on an ecosystem approach where the nutrient …

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Potter, A. (2011). Assessing sanitation service levels - Working Paper 3. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands. [302.21 KB]

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The purpose of this working paper is to set out sanitation service levels to be applied as an analytical tool for WASHCost research on the disaggregated unit costs of water, …

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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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Willetts, J., Carrard, N., Retamal, M., Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam, Paddon, M., Do Xuan Thuy, Nguyen Hieu Trung and Mitchell, C. (2010). Cost effectiveness and sustainability of sanitation options: A case study of South Can Tho - Technical report. 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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