Managing Water Supply and Sanitation in Emergencies (Oxfam Skills and Practice Series) [Paperback]

John Adams (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0855983787 | ISBN-13: 978-0855983789

The aim of this practical guide is to provide relief workers with a range of strategies for dealing with the environmental health problems they are likely to encounter in emergency situations. It sets out guidelines for good practice and promotes an approach to public-health engineering, which aims to involve and strengthen the people affected by the emergency.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Oxfam Publishing (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0855983787
• ISBN-13: 978-0855983789
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,162,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for my understanding of WatSan, August 23, 2007

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This review is from: Managing Water Supply and Sanitation in Emergencies (Oxfam Skills and Practice Series) (Paperback)

Having this book allow me to have a good and broad picture of the link between WatSan and Health. As I am working in emergency setting on other issues, I use this knowledge to better plan our approach concerning the water concerns.
I can recommend this book to others