The last taboo : opening the door on the global sanitation crisis / Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett.
The last taboo : opening the door on the global sanitation crisis / Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett.
The last taboo : opening the door on the global sanitation crisis / Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett.
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Publisher
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N363.72/4
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
A short history of the unmentionable -- Runaway urbanization and the rediscovery of filth -- In dignity and health -- Pit stops : the expanding technological menu -- Selling sanitation to new users -- Shitty livelihoods, or what? -- Bringing on the new sanitary revolution.
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Publisher
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Sewage
- Communicable Disease Control
- Feces--microbiology
- Toilet Facilities
- Waste Management--history
- World Health
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Summary
"A century and a half ago, a long, hot summer reduced the Thames flowing past the UK Houses of Parliament to a 'Great Stink', thereby inducing MPs to legislate sanitary reform. Today, another sanitary reformation is needed, one that manages to spread cheaper and simpler systems to people everywhere." "In the byways of the developing world, much is...
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The last taboo : opening the door on the global sanitation crisis / Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.
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N363.72/4
Record Identifier
74VM8BA4Ja0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8BA4Ja0d
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ISBN
1844075443 (pbk.)
1844075435 (hardback)
9781844075430 (hardback)
9781844075447 (pbk.)
DDC
363.72
MMS ID
991000295939702626
