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Chintalapati, P. et al., 2019. System dynamics modelling as a tool for assessing rural water sustainability, (In: All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium, The Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 March 2019) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201906chintalapati-pc.pdf.

Published on: 07/03/2019

System dynamics modelling is a tool that has been used for decades in business management and economics applications, but little focus has been...

Cord, C. et al., 2019. Moving toward prevention : rural water maintenance and sustained service delivery, (In: All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium, The Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 March 2019) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201906cord-crc-allsystemsgo.pdf.

Published on: 07/03/2019

This paper outlines a research plan to be conducted across the Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) Learning consortium to learn from maintenance...

Valcourt, N. et al., 2020. Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability. Sustainability, 12(3), pp.1-17 : 3 fig., 3 tab.

Published on: 14/02/2020

Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead...

Valcourt, N. et al., 2019. Understanding complexity in WASH systems, (In: All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium, The Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 March 2019) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201906valcourt-nv02.pdf.

Published on: 26/02/2019

The paper provides background on the concept of complex systems, its applicability to WASH, and some proposed approaches for practitioners to use...

Valcourt, N. et al., 2020. System approaches to water, sanitation, and hygiene : a systematic literature review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(3), pp.1-18 : 4 fig., 3 tab.

Published on: 18/12/2020

There is insufficient information in the literature to evaluate the utility and efficacy of systems approaches for improving WASH service...

Walters, J.

Valcourt, N. et al., 2020. Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability. Sustainability, 12(3), pp.1-17 : 3 fig., 3 tab.

Valcourt, N. et al., 2019. Understanding complexity in WASH systems, (In: All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium, The Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 March 2019) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201906valcourt-nv02.pdf.

Valcourt, N. et al., 2020. System approaches to water, sanitation, and hygiene : a systematic literature review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(3), pp.1-18 : 4 fig., 3 tab.