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Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) is a farming method to cultivate fast growing trees. The main characteristic of SCR species is their ability to sprout…

A short rotation plantation (SRP) is an integrated agro forestry land-use system combining biomass production with wastewater use and purification.…

Hand washing with soap is the simplest way to prevent a variety of pathogens from entering our bodies and making us sick. Children living in…

A business can operate with one (“simple”) or multiple (“complex”) business models, addressing one or multiple value propositions through one or…

This case study supports and illustrates the theoretic factsheet "Simple vs. complex business models" with practical insights.

A simplified sewer describes a sewerage network that is constructed using smaller diameter pipes laid at a shallower depth and at a flatter gradient…

The single pit is one of the most widely used sanitation technologies. Excreta, along with anal cleansing materials (water or solids) are deposited…

The single VIP is a ventilated improved pit. It is an improvement over the [8237-single pit] because continuous airflow through the ventilation pipe…

Site selection is the process of screening potential building sites and assessing their relative advantages and disadvantages, avoiding unsuitable…

Slow sand filtration is a type of centralised or semi-centralised water purification system. A well-designed and properly maintained slow sand filter…

Sludge drying bed (SDB) is the most widely used method for sludge dewatering. Sludge drying involves natural ways of drying to mechanical ways of…

Sludge Drying Reed Beds (SDRBs) have been used for over thirty years for the stabilization and dewatering of excess sludge from urban wastewater…

Creating sustainable smart partnerships is essential to establish viable safe water initiatives for the BoP. Partnerships help match knowledge and…