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Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries >> Content Detail



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SES #TopicsKey DATES
1Introduction to water and sanitation development
2Basic concepts, water rich / water poor, and pictoral tour of global water and sanitation
3

A utility's pro-poor approach in Bangalore's slums

Guest lecture: Genevieve Connors, Urban Development Sector Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

4Water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseasesQuiz 1
5Sources of water and water supply planningPolicy memo 1 due
6Water quality and simple water quality field testing demo
7Decentralized household water treatment and safe storage

Mid-course appraisal due

Mid-term essay due

8

Centralized water treatment: MWRA and Beijing

Guest lecture: Joshua Das, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

9

Sewage collection systems

Guest lecture: Earthea Nance, Virginia Tech

Quiz 2
10Sanitation history, centralized wastewater treatment, and reusePolicy memo 2 due (in-class)
11

Water and sanitation financing

Guest lecture: Prof. Peter Rogers, Harvard University

12

On-site excreta disposal

Guest lecture: Brian Robinson (with Susan Murcott)

13Wrap-upFinal papers due (hardcopy)

 








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