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On-plot sanitation in low-income urban communities: A review of the literature

Author(s): Cotton, Andrew  |  Franceys, Richard  |  Pickford, John  |  Saywell, Darren

Publisher: WEDC
Place of publication: Loughborough University, UK
Year: 1995


Collection(s): WEDC Bookshop

Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780906055441

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More than three hundred documents were examined in this review and material relevant to on-plot urban sanitation has been summarized in sections dealing with technical, health and social, and management matters. Alternative technologies are critically reviewed, with special attention given to the relative advantages and disadvantages of each option.

Keywords:
Costs  |  Latrines  |  On-site disposal