Essays about: "sanitation in urban areas"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words sanitation in urban areas.

1. 1. Hydrogeological and economic analysis of a groundwater-based water supply system in rural Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

   Author : Hamon Hedayatnasab; [2023]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a given standard and considered as basic human rights in urban areas and industrialized countries. However, 40 % of the world's population living in rural areas in developing countries lack access to safe drinking water. READ MORE

3. 2. Gillberga Water Treatment Plant

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Ebba Svelander; [2022]
   Keywords : folkets hus; vattenverk; Eskilstuna; Gillberga;

   Abstract : The project started on the basis of the global goal for clean water and sanitation. Early in the project, it was identified that there is a municipal water and sewage system in Eskilstuna that supplies the urban areas, whilst the majority of the homes in the countryside are dependent on an individual water supply and sewerage system. READ MORE

4. 3. Complexity of improvement : a sustainability analysis of the park along Riachuelo river connected to marginalized areas in Buenos Aires

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anna Jogefalk; Cassandra W. Kallifatides; [2022]
   Keywords : Landscape architecture; urban planning; informal settlement; water pollution; sustainability; Riachuelo river; Buenos Aries; Argentina;

   Abstract : The Riachuelo river in Buenos Aires was considered one of the most polluted watersheds in the world, where industries, sewers and illegal dumping have contaminated the river for over 200 years. Over 8 million people live in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin, many of which live in informal settlements without official waste management, sanitation- or water systems. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the potential of Green Infrastructure to enhance urban resilience as part of the 2040 Development Plan La Paz, Bolivia

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maritza Carlsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Risks in La Paz; Urban Parks; Urban Forest; Urban Nature-Based Solutions; Gender in Planning;

   Abstract : Cities continue to grow, and the rapid population growth, and overcrowding are increasing the pressure on local governments to provide basic services (e.g., housing, clean water, sanitation, basic health services, and education) and green space planning. READ MORE

6. 5. Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean : a case study of the town of Chía, Colombia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mónica Carlota García Aguilar; [2020]
   Keywords : environmental governance; resource recovery; organic waste; wastewater; circular economy; sustainable urban development;

   Abstract : Sustainable approaches for waste management and sanitation are key to deal with the environmental and health challenges that growing urbanization is creating around the world. Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. READ MORE