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In this course, you will :
- Learn why sanitation is important for human health and environmental protection, particularly in urban areas.
- Discover what an Enabling Environment is and why it is so important.
- Discover the key terms and concepts used in the systems approach to environmental sanitation. We'll also look at why systems thinking is important for urban environmental sanitation.
- delve deeper into the technical aspects of various sanitation systems, ranging from the simple single pit system to more complex centralised treatment systems. We go over the main treatment processes in detail, highlighting the benefits and drawbacks of each.
- Concentrate on the urban environment. You will become acquainted with various urban sanitation tools, such as excreta flow diagrams (SFDs) and sanitation safety planning, as well as overarching themes of urban sanitation, such as the role of gender in sanitation planning and urban sanitation behaviour change.
Syllabus :
- Introduction to sanitation planning & systems approach
- Sanitation systems & technologies
- Sanitation systems & technologies
- Urban sanitation solutions - Case studies
- Urban sanitation tools
