A new paradigm for low-cost urban water supplies and sanitation in developing countries

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-129

  Mara, Duncan ^a   Alabaster, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b United Nations Human Settlements Programme   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Sanitation; Urban; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049083752     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.034     Document Type: Review

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