A framework for planning of sustainable water and sanitation systems in peri-urban areas
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2008

There are billions of people around the world that lack access to safe water supply and basic sanitation, a situation which puts the affected in severe health conditions as well as economical and social despair. Many of those lacking adequate water supply and sanitation systems can be found at the fringe of the cities in so called peri-urban areas, especially in the developing world. Planning in these areas is highly complex due to challenging environmental and physical conditions, high population density and unclear institutional boundaries. This article presents a framework aiming to support the planning process for sustainable water and sanitation systems in peri-urban areas. The suggested framework is based on different available planning approaches from a review of literature and websites of organisations and companies. It consists of a recommendation of important steps in the planning process as well as supporting tools. Further, it incorporates a set of sustainability criteria important for the peri-urban context and allows for the development of site specific systems. The framework has the aim to be flexible for different planning situations, and for suiting planners with different perspectives and amount of resources.

Sustainability

Planning support

Peri-urban areas

Water supply

Sanitation

Författare

R. Törnqvist

Ecoloop

A. Norström

Chalmers

E. Karrman

Ecoloop

Per-Arne Malmqvist

Chalmers

Chalmers, Bygg- och miljöteknik

Water Science and Technology

0273-1223 (ISSN)

Vol. 58 3 563-570

Ämneskategorier

Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Landskapsarkitektur

Miljöledning

DOI

10.2166/wst.2008.702

PubMed

18725722

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