The future of water in African cities why waste water? / Michael Jacobsen, Michael Webster, and Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, editors.

Other author Jacobsen, Michael, 1957-
Other author Webster, Michael (Michael John)
Other author Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : The World Bank,
Descriptionxxii, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Municipal water supply--Africa, Sub-Saharan. --Management.
Municipal water supply--Africa, Sub-Saharan. --Planning.
Water demand management--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Water use--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
City planning--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Urbanization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Contents Africa's emerging urban water challenges -- An integrated perspective to urban water management -- Assessing water management challenges and capacities in African cities -- In-depth analysis of water management challenges in selected cities. Nairobi : dealing with the gap between supply and demand -- Mbale : a time limited window of opportunity -- Arua : can decentralized solutions postpone a very large infrastructure project? -- Douala : addressing sanitation, flooding, and waste management -- Participation of stakeholders in IUWM : experience from our case studies -- Making IUWM work in African cities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.185-199).
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012037941
ISBN9780821397213
ISBN9780821397220 (electronic)

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