Essays about: "Inadequate sanitation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words Inadequate sanitation.

1. 16. Composting of Human Excreta with Howard-Higgins Composting Method

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Anna-Emilia Joelsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Composting; Sanitazation;

   Abstract : Problems as a result of inadequate sanitation are the root to spreading of many diseases and the loss of several millions of lives every year. Therefore a Norwegian organization, Sustainable Sanitation Design, is trying out methods for having human feces sanitized in a sustainable way. READ MORE

3. 17. Recycle Dharavi : A sanitary upgrade

   University essay from Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Jacob Edvardsson; [2013]
   Keywords : mumbai dharavi recycling compost slum india bombay toilet;

   Abstract : Two things struck me during my time in Dharavi. The first was the bad public health and the second the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of the people who lived there. The health issues, a result of inadequate sanitation, can be directly linked to the shortage of toilets. READ MORE

4. 18. RAPID URBANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION : THE CASE OF MEGA CITY DHAKA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Rahman Mizanur; [2011]
   Keywords : Urbanization; Environmental Degradation; Dhaka City; Basic Needs; Urban Inhabitants; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Dhaka the capital city of Bangladesh is one of the largest and most populous cities in the world. According to World Bank, Bangladesh has been experiencing a rapid urbanization over the last few decades, and Dhaka City’s projected 20 million residents will make it the third-largest city in the world by 2020. READ MORE

5. 19. Involvement without Influence? : Theoretical and Organisational Premises for Women´s Empowerment in Development Programmes

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Moa Cortobius Fredriksson; [2011]
   Keywords : Women‟s empowerment; development programmes; gender approach; collectivity; bottom-up influence; involvement of men; resource and responsibility allocation; integration;

   Abstract : The objective of the thesis is to discuss how the theoretical and organisational premises of the gender approaches of development programmes affect their possibilities to empower women and to enhance gender equality. This will be done through a study of the gender approaches of six development programmes for democratic and economic governance in the water and sanitation sector located in Angola, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Philippines respectively. READ MORE

6. 20. Expanding Water Service Delivery through Partnership between Water Utility and Small Scale Water Providers in Lusaka, Zambia : A Case of Lusaka's Peri-Urban Areas

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Yvonne Mwandu Siyeni; [2008]
   Keywords : Service provider; Water and Sanitation; Peri-Urban Areas; Commercial Utility; Partnership; Accessibility; Community Participation; Small Scale Water Provider;

   Abstract : Zambia is a highly urbanized country with 60% of its urban population residing in low cost areas also called peri-urban, slum or informal settlements. The increase in urban population attributed to rapid migration and urbanization due to political and economic changes has taken a toll on service provision as the infrastructure development and service provision has failed to meet the demand. READ MORE