Sustainable water and sanitation services : the life-cycle cost approach to planning and management /
Based on the work of the WASHCost project run by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), this book provides an evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors in the context of developing countries and is the first systematic study of applying the life-cycle cost appr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Series: | Earthscan studies in water resource management.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Based on the work of the WASHCost project run by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), this book provides an evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors in the context of developing countries and is the first systematic study of applying the life-cycle cost approach to assessing allocations. It presents unit cost estimates of the WASH sector across geographic locations and technologies, including rural and peri-urban areas, and these are compared with service levels. It analyses detailed data from more than 5000 households across nine agro-climatic zone. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (590 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134075744 113407574X 9780415828192 |