The role of infrastructure in improving human settlements

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-118

  Parikh, Priti ^a   Parikh, Himanshu ^b   Mcrobie, Allan ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Himanshu Parikh Consulting Engineers   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Disposal; Sewage treatment; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOUSING; SANITATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

DISPOSABLE INCOME; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENTS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STRONG CORRELATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; SANITATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84878034048     PISSN: 17550793     EISSN: 17550807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/udap.10.00038     Document Type: Article

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