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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Sanitation infrastructure"”.
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Policy for development of water and sanitation infrastructure in Paraty, Brazil
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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A situation analysis of existing sanitation infrastructure in Fort Dauphin, South-east Madagascar
… underdevelopment. As a result water supply and sanitation provision, as one of the cornerstones of primary and preventative healthcare, has been neglected. A year of participant observation in the rural south-east provided a foundation for developing a strategy to assess the current geography of …
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Quantitative sustainable design of water and sanitation infrastructure in resource-rich and resource-limited contexts
… can inform decision-making for water and sanitation infrastructure by enabling navigation of trade-offs across dimensions of sustainability (e.g., environmental, economic, human health). However, to be useful for decision-making, sustainable design tools must address context-specific …
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A web of relations: co-production arrangements in urban sanitation infrastructure provision in informal settlements in Arusha City, Tanzania
… examine the co-production arrangements of urban sanitation infrastructure provision among multiple actors in informal settlements, and to interrogate whether the predominance of such arrangements was indicative of an alternative form of city governance. Two wards within Arusha city (Tanzania) …
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Implementing water and sanitation systems in rural India : the role of NGOs
… increasingly important in implementing water and sanitation infrastructure. This thesis first systematically investigates physical conditions that lead to good bacteriological water quality in rural India, and then investigates how NGOs are inserting themselves into this space. Ultimately, this …
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The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
… this goal. The MCC focused on water supply and sanitation infrastructure investment and institutional strengthening in Lusaka, institutions like Lusaka city council and Lusaka water supply and Sanitation Company. This study was conducted to investigate the role of the Millennium Challenge …
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The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
… this goal. The MCC focused on water supply and sanitation infrastructure investment and institutional strengthening in Lusaka, institutions like Lusaka city council and Lusaka water supply and Sanitation Company. This study was conducted to investigate the role of the Millennium Challenge …
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The People's Bath and Sweet Waters Park
… of this dissertation concludes that Cape Town's sanitation crisis can in part be relieved by the implementation of consolidated sanitation infrastructure in wealthy areas, visited daily by thousands affected by the crisis. These wealthy areas are capable of maintaining and implementing these …
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Collection and representation of GIS data to aid household water treatment and safe storage technology implementation in the northern region of Ghana
… data on the demographic, health, and water and sanitation infrastructure within the region. Due to the geographic nature of the project, it was decided that a Geographic Information System (GIS) would be the best tool to store, analyze and represent the data.
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International Responses to Health Epidemics: An Analysis of Global Health Actors' Responses to Persistent Cholera Outbreaks in Harare, Zimbabwe.
… and the state of Harare's health, water and sanitation infrastructure.
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Assessing Stakeholder Perceptions in Participatory Infrastructure Upgrades - a Case Study of Project Silvertown in Cape Town
… and expectations stakeholders involved in sanitation infrastructure projects in informal settlements have to determine the implications their contrasting views have towards strengthening participatory processes. It involves the critical identification of stakeholder groups and their …
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Shotgun metagenomic analysis of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater
… plants (WWTPs) are vital components in water sanitation infrastructure and are now also being recognized as valuable monitoring points for antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) disposed of or excreted by human populations. Hospital waste water …
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A multi-disciplinary approach to tracking the downstream impacts of inadequate sanitation in Central Appalachia
Poor sanitation infrastructure in rural areas can often lead to high levels of fecal contamination in local waterbodies and subsequent exposure to waterborne disease can occur. Although standard water quality measures such as quantification of E. coli can reveal relative concentrations of fecal …
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Decentralized Sanitation Systems for Densely Populated Regions: Design, Prototyping, and Systems Value Analysis
… on earth, and 2.3 billion lack access to basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines. The International Water Association estimates that 80% of all wastewater gets discharged into waterways. Untreated wastewater affects the community as easily as water flows. Toilets with septic …
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Prevalence of human bocavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis
… are associated with unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene practices which leads to infection in vulnerable individuals. Human Bocavirus (HBoV) have been reported globally in numerous studies as an emerging viral pathogen involved in AGE. However factors contributing to the infection, …
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Application of Ecological Sanitation Approach in Excreta Waste Management Among the Local Community: A Case Study of Hananasif Ward, Kinondoni Municipal
Conventional sanitation technologies based on pit lavatories and flush toilets cannot solve the problem of waste water managements in urban setting which mostly comprises with poor water systems infrastructures. Therefore this study aimed to assess the extent of application and acceptability for …
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Shaping and managing corporate social responsibility in a low-income country : lessons from Uganda
… agricultural and food safety, water and sanitation, infrastructure development, and environmental conservation. These issues are largely managed in the context of poverty reduction, and in a way that aligns with internationally recognized frameworks, such as the current Sustainable …
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Intestinal parasites in the Roman Empire, their regional distribution and ecosocial determinants
… to that in the Roman period. A consideration of sanitation infrastructure presence, design, and use based on archaeological and historical evidence points to some potential reasons for the consistent presence of roundworm and whipworm across the Roman empire. Additionally, differences in diet, …
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Prevalence and trends of diarrhoea in children under five in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa (2019-2023)
… affected due to overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and unsafe water practices. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of diarrhoea prevalence, demographic distribution, seasonal patterns, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric diarrhoea cases in Masiphumelele …
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