A Life-cycle Approach to Improve the Sustainability of Rural Water Systems in Resource-Limited Countries

A WHO and UNICEF joint report states that in 2008, 884 million people lacked access to potable drinking water. A life-cycle approach to develop potable water systems may improve the sustainability for such systems, however, a review of the literature shows that such an approach has primarily been us...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Stacey, Abseen Anya, Sharon A. Jones, Lindsay Weir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/3/2/233