Low Cost Urban Sanitation

ISBN-13: 9780471961635 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 240 str.

D. Duncan Mara; Duncan Mara;Mara

Opis

In order to meet the challenges of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (1981-1990), and now Safe Water 2000, developing countries, together with international agencies and donor countries need to invest in their water supply and sanitation sector - this book is a contribution to that development. It is an introduction to low cost sanitation and how to install cheap, safe and effective sanitation systems. It covers the topic concisely and informatively, with illustrations and worked examples where appropriate. The author approaches the subject from the point of view of an engineer embarking on the design of a low cost sanitation project, and deals with both the technical aspects of planning and design and the background factors which need to be taken into consideration.

Spis treści

Urban Sanitation Needs.

Sanitation and Health.

Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines.

Pour–Flush Toilets.

Sullage Disposal.

Septic Tanks.

Emptying.

Settled Sewerage.

Simplified Sewerage.

Sewage Treatment.

Sociocultural Aspects.

Socioeconomic Aspects.

Technology Selection and Upgrading.

Hygiene Education.

Institutional Aspects.

Index.

Blurb

This book covers the public health, technical, socioeconomic, sociocultural and institutional aspects of sanitation in towns and cities of developing countries. The text features excreta–related diseases and the use of sanitation to reduce their transmission. The sanitation technologies covered in detail are VIP latrines, pour–flush toilets, septic tanks, settled sewerage and simplified sewerage, with additional chapters on sullage disposal, pit emptying, and sewage treatment and reuse. Sociocultural constraints on sanitation systems and their socioeconomic costing are described, together with hygiene education, which is essential in order to achieve maximum benefits to health. The text also explains how to choose the most appropriate sanitation option for a given low–income community. Finally, institutional aspects are reviewed, including effective sanitation programme planning, monitoring and evaluation.