title: Selecting sanitation systems for sustainability in developing countries.
abstract: This paper presents a methodology for systematically incorporating multi-dimensional sustainability considerations into the selection of wastewater options for developing countries and the evaluation and comparison of these options. Appropriate technologies for developing countries were screened based on their function and their use of operational sustainability features; this list of technologies can then be used to elaborate design options. Sustainability indicators are used to enable a parallel comparison of the options from environmental, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives. For illustration, the indicator approach is applied to a case study of the sanitation options for peri-urban/rural areas of the eThekwini Municipality in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, Centre for Sustainable Development, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK. aef33@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fenner
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003906:Developing Countries; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012499:Sanitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012722:Sewage; D013019:South Africa; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D012722:Sewage