Increasing functional sustainability of water and sanitation supplies in rural sub-saharan Africa

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1017-1023

  Montgomery, Maggie A ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^b   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Millennium Development Goals; Operation and maintenance; Rural water and sanitation; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; RURAL WATER AND SANITATION; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY;

DEPRECIATION; MAINTENANCE; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SCIENTIST; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67449089434     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0388     Document Type: Review

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