Communal sanitation alternatives for slums: A case study of Kibera, Kenya

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 815-822

  Schouten, M A C ^a   Mathenge, R W ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Water Resources Management Authority   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community; Demand; MDG; Participation; Sanitation; Slum

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; DEMAND; MDG; PARTICIPATION; SLUM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; RESEARCH; SANITATION;

HOUSING;

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SANITATION; STAKEHOLDER;

KENYA; KIBERA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; NAIROBI [NAIROBI (ADS)];

EID: 77957016596     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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