Rural communities traditionally are more isolated, more homogeneous and have less intercourse with national market economy than urban communities.
| Title | Sustainable and least cost gravity water supply for a rural community in the hills |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Ghimire, DR |
| Pagination | 180 p.: fig. |
| Date Published | 1991-01-01 |
| Publisher | University of Leeds, Department of Civil Engineering |
| Place Published | Liverpool, UK |
| Keywords | branched systems, cab91/5, design, gravity supply, hydraulics, linear programming, models, nepal, rural supply systems, sustainable development |
| Abstract | Rural communities traditionally are more isolated, more homogeneous and have less intercourse with national market economy than urban communities. National development policies are, in general, less concerned with rural than urban development for many reasons; among them a faster rise in urban than rural population, and a rural community's distrust of "outside" influences. Water projects in rural areas, therefore, are most effective when planned in a village participatory manner, and implemented and maintained, if possible, by the community itself. Each village system should be developed separately, which is too costly for most development projects. The rural gravity water supply system outlined in this report consists of an intake, sedimentation tank, storage tank, pipelines and a common tap. The hydraulics of the system are presented in mathematical form, and an optimization model is developed and analyzed. This model is easily adapted to a personal computer, and is suggested for use as an individual design tool for village water systems. It was developed for rural communities in Nepal due to their often inaccessible locations and the steep slopes which naturally conform to gravity systems. |
| Notes | M.Sc thesis. - Bibliography: p. 155-162 (49 ref.) |
| Custom 1 | 262.0 |
