Water quality and health in poor urban areas of Latin America

dc.contributor.author	Onestini, Maria
dc.contributor.author	Cockcroft, Anne
dc.date.accessioned	2011-07-07T12:53:58Z
dc.date.available	2011-07-07T12:53:58Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	Water quality is largely absent in the water policy debate and analysis in the Latin American region. Although there is no disagreement as to the negative impact of unsafe and poorquality water on human health, there is very little scrutiny and policy discussion on the matter. Considering data from different case studies on health and environment in poor urban areas in the region, this paper reviews some of the knowledge on water quality and human health in Latin American cities. Furthermore, conclusions as well as recommendations are drawn highlighting policy-oriented approaches to this problem.	en
dc.format	Text	en
dc.format.extent	1 digital file (p. 219-226)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46447
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Routledge, London, GB	en
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY	en
dc.subject	POVERTY	en
dc.subject	CITIES	en
dc.subject	HEALTH	en
dc.subject	LATIN AMERICA	en
dc.title	Water quality and health in poor urban areas of Latin America	en
dc.type	Journal Article (peer-reviewed)	en
idrc.dspace.access	IDRC Only	en
idrc.project.componentnumber	103695001
idrc.project.number	103695
idrc.project.title	Policy Influence and Urban Slums in Latin America : Ecohealth International Workshop	en
idrc.rims.adhocgroup	IDRC SUPPORTED	en

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