WEDC
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Down to Earth
Mansoor Ali, Andrew Cotton, Ken Westlake
This book presents the findings of a Department for International Development (DFID) funded project. It has been written for policy-makers and professional staff of urban government, development agencies and non-government organizations in low-income countries. The book aims to help improve the p...
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Emergency Vector Control using Chemicals (2nd Edition)
electing the appropriate control chemical and the means of application, together with advice on planning an implementation programme.
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Guidance Manual on Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes
The Department for International Development DFID commissioned this Guidance Manual from the WELL Resource Centre to assist staff and partners to develop effective and sustainable water supply and sanitation programmes. It represents collaboration across a range of professions within the Department...
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On-Plot Sanitation for Low-Income Urban Communities: Guidelines for selection
This document presents the findings from Phase 2 (August 1994 - March 1997) of a Department for International Development (DFID) project (R4857) covering On-Plot Sanitation in Low Income Urban Communities. The project concerns the performance of on-plot sanitation systems in urban India, Ghana and M...
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Strategic Sanitation Approach: A Review of the Literature
This document reports findings from Phase 1 of a Department for International Development (DFID) funded project (R6875) concerning the development of practical guidelines for the application of the Strategic Sanitation Approach in urban areas. Results from a review of literature are discussed. The p...
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Community Initiatives in Urban Infrastructure
This manual investigates the extent and nature of the involvement of low-income urban communities in the provision of their local infrastructure. It also provides guidance for policy-makers and professional staff of urban government, development agencies, non-government organisations, and small to m...
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On-plot Sanitation in Low-income Urban Communities: A review of the literature
This document reports findings from Phase I (May-August 1992) of an Overseas Development Administration funded project (no. R4857) concerning on-plot sanitation in low- income areas of urban Africa and Asia. Results from the project?s two main tasks ยจ a review of relevant literature and postal surve...
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Observations of Solid Waste Management in Bombay, 1992
This report is based on information collected by engineers during a training programme in India. It gives a unique insight into actual day-to-day operations in one of India?s largest cities, and demonstrates how this data can be analysed. Subjects include the administrative and legal background, the...