In 2021 Practical Action conducted in-depth qualitative research to understand the experiences and priorities of…
Cities, WASH and waste resources
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Transdiciplinary Knowledge Co-production for Sustainable Cities A guide for sustainable cities Kerstin Hemström, David Simon, Henrietta Palmer, Beth Perry and Merritt Polk Open Access (free to read or download!)Open Access (free to read or download!) How can we create new practices for research collaboration that mirror the complexities we are facing around the world, including the impacts of climate change, widening inequalities, decreasing biodiversity and untenable consumption levels? Transdisciplinary co-production focuses on real-world problems through collaborative processes that include a wide variety of knowledge and expertise. -
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Cities for Human Development: A Capability Approach to City Making (2021) Alexandre Apsan Frediani What if we understand cities not as engines of growth but of human development and wellbeing? This book sets out a capability response that recognises the collective agency of urban dwellers, and calls for public actions and interventions that address uneven distribution of opportunities and burdens, while promoting democratic processes to imagine and design the cities we value. -
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Innovations for Urban Sanitation: Adapting community-led approaches (2018) Jamie Myers, Sue Cavill, Samuel Musyoki, Katherine Pasteur and Lucy Stevens Open Access (free to read or download!) Projects and programmes which systematically use these sustainable urban sanitation approaches will achieve better community engagement and increased ownership and thus improve the sustainability and outcomes of urban sanitation investments. Also available in French! -
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Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment: A guide for low and middle income countries Kevin Tayler Open Access (free to read or download!) In the developing world’s rapidly growing cities, safe management of sanitation is of ever growing importance. Non-networked sewerage must be improved for so many communities around the world, and this manual provides practitioners with much-needed technical support to diagnose, plan and manage FSM services.
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Cities fit for people
As the population of urban slums and settlements in developing countries grow in numbers, our experience working with communities to make cities cleaner, healthier, fairer places for people to live and work is more important than ever.
A transformative approach to faecal sludge management in Bangladesh
A lack of faecal sludge treatment options in Faridpur, Bangladesh meant that as little as 10% was safely managed in 2014. Practical Action has supported the development of co-operatives and a treatment plant, creating smart service providers, reducing open defecation and improving lives.
