Drawers of water : domestic water use in East Africa / by Gilbert F. White, David J. Bradley and Anne U. White ; illustrated by Tag Ahmed

By:

White, Gilbert F

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1972.Description: xii, 306 p., 8 unnamed plates : illISBN:

0226894908

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DDC classification:

333.9122096 WHI-D

Contents:

1. Water in domestic use --- 2. Diverse environment --- 3. Water improvements --- 4. The individual cost of obtaining water --- 5. Water use --- 6. Costs and benefits of water: health --- 7. Total social costs --- 8. An elementary choice --- 9. Water, community well-being and public policy.

Summary: This unusual book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in rural development in Africa, Asia, or Latin America, and it must be read and studied by those who are in any way involved in water supply and sanitation for rural areas in developing countries. Its emphasis is on water supply for individual households in rural areas, a field of study and investment largely neglected up to now.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-1	Non Fiction	333.9122096 WHI-D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006070

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Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Water in domestic use ---
2. Diverse environment ---
3. Water improvements ---
4. The individual cost of obtaining water ---
5. Water use ---
6. Costs and benefits of water: health ---
7. Total social costs ---
8. An elementary choice ---
9. Water, community well-being and public policy.

This unusual book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in rural development in Africa, Asia, or Latin America, and it must be read and studied by those who are in any way involved in water supply and sanitation for rural areas in developing countries. Its emphasis is on water supply for individual households in rural areas, a field of study and investment largely neglected up to now.

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