The majority of urban populations in low- and middle-income countries rely on onsite sanitation systems, which produce large amounts of faecal sludge. Collecting and treating faecal sludge could provide a viable business opportunity for private firms or public organizations. Despite the increasin...
Schobitz, L.
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Gebauer, H.
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Robbins, D.
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Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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Srikantaiah, V.
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Strande, L.
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[Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only].]
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Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only].
Cissé, G.
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Medlicott, K.
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Stenstrom, T.A.
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Winkler, M.
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Strande, L.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge [Abstract only].]
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Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge [Abstract only].
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Wastewater management and sustainable development: looking at the potential for up-scaling and investment [Abstract only].]
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Wastewater management and sustainable development: looking at the potential for up-scaling and investment [Abstract only].
Municipal authorities in developing countries are facing immense challenges in managing both solid and liquid waste in a sustainable way. Recycling is not yet high on their agenda although they appreciate the potential of composting for waste volume reduction. This offers an entry point to introd...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Agbottah, S.
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Veenhuizen, René van
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[Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Leitzinger, C.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Estimation and amelioration of urban and peri-urban nutrient mining]
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Estimation and amelioration of urban and peri-urban nutrient mining
Abaidoo, R.C.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Amoah, Philip
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Keriata, B.
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Agyekum, W.
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Titiati, A.
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[Minimizing health risks and improving system productivity in irrigated urban and peri-urban vegetable farming for enhanced livelihoods]
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Minimizing health risks and improving system productivity in irrigated urban and peri-urban vegetable farming for enhanced livelihoods
The growing urban demand for food and changing diets are two of the main factors for changing urban food systems in terms of food quantity and diversity, as well as underlying production and distribution systems. In order to meet the urban food needs while minimising negative environmental effect...
Karg, H.
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Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Schlesinger, J.
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Nyarko, G.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]]
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Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]
Bahri, Akissa
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Drechsel, Pay
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Brissaud, F.
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[Water reuse in Africa: challenges and opportunities]
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Water reuse in Africa: challenges and opportunities
Due to its low nutrient content, compost from municipal solid waste (MS\I\1 qualifies mostly as a conditioner of soil physical properties than soil fertility. This limits the value proposition of the compost and its potential for cost recovery to maintain the compost stations. One way to enhance ...
Fernando, Sudarshana
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Drechsel, Pay
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Semasinghe, Christina
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[Solid waste and septage co-composting as a pathway to coast and resource recovery in Sri Lanka]
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Solid waste and septage co-composting as a pathway to coast and resource recovery in Sri Lanka