Social cost benefit analysis of water and sanitation improvement in a poor urban slum
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2013
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, LB
Abstract
A health-based socio-economic assessment as well as side-by-side social cost benefit analysis is depicted in this visual synopsis of research carried out in a suburban slum in Tripoli, Lebanon. 88% of reported diarrheal cases are attributed to unsafe water supply, inadequate sanitation and hygiene, with cases distributed uniformly throughout the year. The poster includes field observations, and a selection of alternative interventions with estimated costs. Installing rooftop tanks and replacing water piping at the household level are the most economically viable interventions.
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HEALTH HAZARDS, URBAN AREAS, POVERTY, SANITATION, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, SLUMS, WATER QUALITY, LEBANON, RIGHT TO HEALTH, DRINKING WATER, MIDDLE EAST, INFRASTURCTURE, WASTEWATER, DIARRHEA