WEDC
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Small Water Enterprises in Africa 4 - Ghana: A Study of Small Water Enterprises in Accra
For centuries, Small Water Enterprises (SWEs) have supplied a large share of the water market in the urban centres of most low-income countries. Such SWEs have proved themselves economically viable, and often operate in competitive conditions. They extend water services to informal settlements that...
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Solid Waste Management: A Collection of Synthesis Notes
This set of six synthesis notes on solid waste management is an essential guide to some of the most important issues facing the solid waste sector today.
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Spreading the Word Further: Guidelines for disseminating development research
Getting research findings out to those who stand to benefit from them is now widely recognised as a crucial aspect of any research project. This book is a product of the second phase of a DFID-funded KaR project that is aimed at increasing the impact of research through improved dissemination of the...
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Spreading the Word Further: Guidelines for Disseminating Development Research - Synthesis notes
Getting research findings out to those who stand to benefit from them is now widely recognised as a crucial aspect of any research project. This book is a product of the second phase of a DFID-funded KaR project that is aimed at increasing the impact of research through improved dissemination of the...
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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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Success and Sustainability Indicators: A Tool to Assess Primary Collection Schemes. Case Study - Khulna, Bangladesh
This study provides a number of indicators for use in assessing solid waste collection schemes. The approach integrates the perspectives of the different parties involved from the users to the contractors, the municipality to the NGO. It draws from a detailed case study of Khulna city in Bangladesh....
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Sustainable Composting: Case Studies and Guidelines for Developing Countries
This booklet provides a list of success and sustainability indicators for primary solid waste collection systems.
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Sweeping Business: Developing Entrepreneurial Skills for the Collection of Solid Waste
This book presents the findings of a Department for International Development (DFID) funded project (R6540). It has been written for practitioners, municipal staff, non-government organizations and students interested in promoting micro-enterprises for the collection of solid waste. The project has...
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Tools for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure
This booklet is a supplement to the WHO monograph Tools for assessing the O&M status of water supply and sanitation in developing countries which comprises nine tools for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of operations and maintenance (O&M) of water supply and sanitation services. The WHO t...
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Urban Public Transport and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Poor: A case study, Karachi, Pakistan
This book brings together the findings of a case study from Karachi, Pakistan. The aim of the project was to identify problems and possibilities in transport provision for poor urban settlements. The book takes the reader through the history of transport and the present situation in the city. A thor...