Indicators for sustainability assessment of small-scale wastewater treatment plants in low and lower-middle income countries
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2020
Bolivia, which is classified as a lower-middle income country. Indicators were identified using a literature review combined with empirical studies using focus groups with managers and operators, as well as, workshops with experts. The aim of the focus groups and workshops was to acquire an understanding of the local context and identify relevant sustainability indicators. The practical investigation took place at five sites in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The results suggest that sustainability assessment of WWTPs in low and lower-middle income countries should emphasize the institutional dimension (e.g. Institutional capacity, Interactions, and Information) and the technical dimension (e.g. Sewage network functionality and Expertise) alongside indicators in the social, economic and environmental dimensions.
Sustainability indicators
Low and lower-middle income countries
Institutional capacity
SDG 6
Treatment efficiency
Wastewater management
Författare
Claudia Cossio Grageda
Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
Jenny Norrman
Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Geologi och geoteknik
Jennifer McConville
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)
Alvaro Mercado
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
Sebastien Rauch
Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
26659727 (eISSN)
Vol. 6 100028SIDAIntegrerad vattenresursförvaltning (IRWM) – Vattenkvalitet, Föroreningar och Behandling
SIDA (75000554-12), 2013-04-01 -- 2017-12-31.
SIDA (75000554-12), 2018-06-30 -- 2019-12-31.
Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Ämneskategorier
Naturresursteknik
DOI
10.1016/j.indic.2020.100028