Search for dissertations about: "water and sanitation thesis"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words water and sanitation thesis.

  2. 26. Supplying rural Kazakhstan with safe water and sanitation

    Author : KAMSHAT TUSSUPOVA; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Keywords : access to drinking water; sanitation; rural Kazakhstan; willingness to pay;

    Abstract : Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is essential for both individual and population health as well as for quality of life and dignity. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require nations to ensure adequate water supply and sanitation for all. READ MORE

  4. 27. Understanding the Roles of Stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation Sector- Implementation and Operation of Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in the Kanata metropolitan region, Bolivia

    Author : Ida Helgegren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Community management; SDG 6; Transition; Wastewater; Urban areas; Adoption; Universal access; Service providers; Socio-technical regimes; Households;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how distinct population segments access safe water and sanitation services, including the role of CBOs and individual households. A qualitative case study approach of the water and sanitation sector of the Kanata metropolitan region, Bolivia was selected. READ MORE

  5. 28. Towards sustainable solid waste management in Jordan

    Author : Mohammad Aljaradin; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Solid Waste Management; Public Participation; Recycling; Landfilling; Jordan;

    Abstract : Jordan is a country with a growing population that is undergoing rapid modernization. The increased volume of solid waste and associated logistical difficulties, the steady growth in the cost of waste management and the risk to human health are sources of concern. READ MORE

  6. 29. Why poor children stay sick : Water sanitation hygiene and child health in rural Malawi

    Author : Per Lindskog; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : The impact of an improved method of drinking water supply upon child health was evaluated in a rural area in southern Malawi. A prospective cohort srudy was made before and after the intervention with a gravityfed,piped water and a sanitation and health education programme using intervention and comparison groups. READ MORE

  7. 30. Essays on the effect of health care and the environment on health

    Author : Linn Mattisson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Primary care; Digital care; Telemedicine; Physician visits; practice closures; Continuity of care; health care spillovers; waterborne diseases; Sanitation; Test scores; Child Health; Children s learning;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers studying different topics in health economics. The first chapter studies the substitution effect between in-person physician visits and a new type of doctor visits, direct-to-consumer (DCT) telemedicine, where a person can call a doctor directly via an app. READ MORE