This fully updated third edition of the classic text, widely cited as the most important and
useful book for health engineering and disease prevention, describes infectious diseases in …

In recent years, the adverse effects of growing water scarcity on the lives and livelihoods of
poor people have become a major policy concern in India. This paper reviews the …

Water governance is a widely acknowledged as an important factor for sustainable
development. This study attempts to assess if the water governance in eight Indian states …

Water availability for different purposes, particularly for irrigation and domestic use, is of
immense importance in the near future for both rural and urban areas. The per capita …

Effective response to groundwater salinity in the developing world may critically safeguard
drinking-water supplies. Groundwater resources throughout rural Africa are exploited by a …

Drinking water programs in India treat urban and rural areas separately, generally
neglecting the special conditions of settlements referred to as peri-urban or rurban. We show …

This paper makes the case for a realignment in the discourse and conceptualisation of
community management of rural water supply. It draws on data from 20 case studies of …

Viable pathways to universal safely managed drinking water access in rural Africa involve a
blend of infrastructure types, service delivery arrangements, and sources of finance …

Sustaining rural water services in Viet Nam requires an improved understanding of the costs
and relative opportunities, especially given the government's support for private sector …

Rainfall patterns influence water usage and revenue from user payments in rural Africa. We
explore these dynamics by examining monthly rainfall against 4,888 records of rural piped …