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Field guide to environmental engineering for development workers : water, sanitation, and indoor air /
Foreword by President Jimmy Carter Throughout the world, and even in the United States, engineers are tackling the challenges of sustainable development and public health--challenges that engineers are uniquely qualified to address. Yet engineers working abroad on development projects often lack the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Reston, VA :
ASCE,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Engineering a Better World; Project Motivation: Public Health and the Role of Engineers; Participatory Approaches and Community Management in Engineering Projects; Project Management; Topographical Surveying Using Abney Levels and Global Positioning Systems; Engineering Materials; Foreword; Construction Techniques; Soil Properties and Identification; Water Use, Access, and Health; Watersheds: Hydrology and Drainage; Gravity-Fed Water Supply Systems; Increasing Capacity of Existing Gravity-Fed Water Systems; Pipeline Crossings; Water Storage Tanks; Development of Natural Springs; Manually Constructed and Operated Water Wells; Rainwater Harvesting; Water Treatment; Wastewater Composition and Generation; Latrines; Wash Areas and Soak Pits; Wastewater Lagoons; Constructed Wetlands and Evapotranspiration Beds; Solid Waste Management; Indoor Air; Tabulated Values for Designing Pipeline Crossings; Index; Back Matter