Water and sanitation
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- Globalisation and the impact of macrodynamics on water commodification
- ( P. Bond / Law, Social Justice and Global Development Journal , 2008)
- This paper argues that understanding the link between global capitalist crisis macrodynamics and water commodification trends requires a discussion of the crucial intervening public management strateg...
- Is household-centred environmental sanitation planning a new approach to handling urban sanitation?
- ( S. Thammanosouth (ed);M. Duangnouluck (ed);T. Chanthala (ed) / NCCR North South , 2005)
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This paper looks at the Household-Centred Environmental Sanitation Planning (HCES) as an approach to environmental sanitation. The HCES approach is a radical departure from past central planning ap...
- How to improve water governance and water management
- ( P. Moriarty;C. Batchelor;F.T. Abd-Alhadi / EMPOWERS Partnership Programme , 2007)
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Water is an increasingly scarce and contested resource around the world, particularly in the Middle East. There is general agreement about the need to improve water governance - the process of maki...
- Explaining variation in urban amenities across Indian states
- ( A. Shaw / , 2007)
- This study examines India’s progress in the provision of basic amenities to urban areas at the state level during the period 1991-2001, and attempts to explain difference in the performance acro...
- Advocacy for water and sanitation
- ( Wateraid , 2007)
- Over 1.1 billion people around the world do not have access to safe water and over 2.6 billion do not have access to safe sanitation. This sourcebook provides guidance for users in drawing up advocacy...
- How to improve municipal services in India
- ( M. P. Mathur;R. Chandra;S. Singh;B. Chattopadhyay / National Institute of Urban Affairs , 2007)
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Urban health and emerging environmental challenges
- ( G. McGranahan / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
- This paper examines urban health in low- and middle-income countries, in relation to two sets of environmental issues: ...
- The International Year of Sanitation 2008: achieving sanitation for all
- ( UN-Water , 2008)
- The UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). The IYS provides the global community with an opportunity to raise awareness and accelerate actions for the achieve...
- What are the causes of urban water conflicts?
- ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , 2006)
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This document is a collection of essays which survey the controversial aspects of the management of water resources in urban areas in view of the increasing urbanisation and privatisation of water ...
Addressing the challenges of water management in Cochabamba, Sao Paulo and Chennai
- ( J. Butterworth (ed);R. Ducrot (ed);N. Faysse;S. Janakarajan (ed) / IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2007)
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As cities expand, a key challenge is securing water supplies for urban populations and disposing of pollution while minimising impacts on peri-urban communities and the environment. This book...
