Domestic wastewater management in South and Southeast Asia: The potential bene.ts of a decentralised approach

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-354

  Kamal, A S M ^a   Goyer, K ^a   Koottatep, T ^b   Amin, A T M N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Centralised and decentralised wastewater management; Reusing wastewater; Sanitation conditions; South Asia and Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PUBLIC POLICY; SANITATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISCHARGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 57049125526     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620802030056     Document Type: Article

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