Field Guide to Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, and Indoor Air

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Right through the world, and even in the USA, engineers are tackling the challenges of sustainable development and public health – challenges that engineers are uniquely qualified to address. Yet engineers working out of the country on development projects ceaselessly lack the knowledge and information to design, plan, construct, operate, and care for technology that is culturally, economically, and geographically appropriate – technology that takes into account gender, does not use a great deal of fossil fuels, accounts for environmental conditions like water scarcity, and uses local construction materials. This readable and fully illustrated guide is a complete handbook for international engineering service projects that involve water supply and remedy, watersheds, sanitation systems, and indoor air quality. It provides the tools necessary to implement the right technology in developing regions all over the world. The authors introduce sustainable engineering and give an explanation for how environmental engineering fosters public health, with an emphasis on the relationship between community participation and the success of an engineering project. In addition, this book covers topographical surveying, project planning, watershed management, and construction materials and techniques. Specific technical guidance is offered for the design and construction of multiple systems for water supply, water and wastewater remedy, and flood storage and drainage, in addition to solid waste management and indoor air quality improvement. This book is a valuable resource for engineering students, faculty, and practitioners involved with programs like Engineers without Borders, Water for People, and Engineers for a Sustainable World, in addition to those affiliated with government groups, international agencies, and charitable organizations.

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