Appropriate technology - A comprehensive approach for water and sanitation in the developing world

Technology in Society

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-167

  Murphy, Heather M ^a   McBean, Edward A ^a   Farahbakhsh, Khosrow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appropriate Technology; Developing countries; Sanitation; Technology transfer; Water supply

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; BANGLADESH; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DEVELOPING WORLD; GUATEMALA; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; TRIAL AND ERROR TECHNIQUE; USER PARTICIPATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

SANITATION;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPOWERMENT; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349154493     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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