Imperial College London
Alternate

Professor Michael Templeton

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor of Public Health Engineering
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6099m.templeton

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Judith Barritt +44 (0)20 7594 5967

 
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Location

 

303Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Dewhurst:2019:10.3362/1756-3488.18-00027,
author = {Dewhurst, RN and Furlong, C and Tripathi, S and Templeton, MR and Scott, RE},
doi = {10.3362/1756-3488.18-00027},
journal = {Waterlines},
pages = {154--169},
title = {Evaluating the viability of establishing container-based sanitation in low-income settlements},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.18-00027},
volume = {38},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Container-based sanitation (CBS) services operate in a number of low-income urban settlements across the globe, providing sanitation services where other on-site and off-site sanitation systems face logistical and environmental restrictions. The viability of each CBS service is influenced by a number of location-specific factors. Drawing on an initial review of existing CBS services, this paper identifies and evaluates these factors in relation to establishing CBS in a new service location. By applying a weighted scoring matrix to these factors, the potential viability of CBS services has been assessed for urban informal settlements in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The viability of CBS services in these settlements was found to be most influenced by the current availability of basic sanitation facilities, the unfamiliarity with paying for sanitation services, and the universally adopted practice of anal cleansing with water. The process and scoring matrix developed and subsequently applied in Nepal are recommended as part of the pre-feasibility stage assessment where a CBS service is being considered as a sanitation option in new locations.
AU  - Dewhurst,RN
AU  - Furlong,C
AU  - Tripathi,S
AU  - Templeton,MR
AU  - Scott,RE
DO  - 10.3362/1756-3488.18-00027
EP  - 169
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1756-3488
SP  - 154
TI  - Evaluating the viability of establishing container-based sanitation in low-income settlements
T2  - Waterlines
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.18-00027
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/68448
VL  - 38
ER  -
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