| Title | Assessing people’s views of infrastructure : methodologies to study urban shared sanitation |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Mazeau, AP, Reed, B |
| Pagination | 8 p.; 2 tab.; 2 fig. |
| Date Published | 2010-05-31 |
| Publisher | S.n. |
| Place Published | S.l. |
| Keywords | access to sanitation, developing countries, low-income communities, people, sanitation, sanitation services, slum upgrading, sustainable development, urban areas, urban communities |
| Abstract |
Providing sanitation services in low-income areas in fast-growing cities is a significant challenge for urban planners, donors and governments. Making these services sustainable by answering the needs of heterogeneous urban population is a major step to meet this challenge. This paper shows the necessity of exploring users’ views when planning sanitation facilities on low-income and high-density settlements. An initial desk based study highlights the multi-disciplinary components of urban sanitation projects and the central role played by the facilities’ users. Focusing on shared sanitation facilities, the users’ needs and perceptions are at the crossroad of the different dimensions of sustainability. Bringing together assessment practices from social science, engineering |
| Notes | With references on p. 7 - 8 |
| Custom 1 | 302.1 |
