Appropriate Technologies for Environmental Protection in the Developing World
The goal of the book is to discuss environmental policy and present northern and southern technologies and scientific methods that address specific environmental problems affecting humanity in general, but more specifically, people and ecosystems in devel
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Appropriate Technologies for Environmental Protection in the Developing World Selected Papers from ERTEP 2007, July 17-19 2007, Ghana, Africa
Editor Ernest K. Yanful University of Western Ontario Canada
Cover photos (from top left): Photo 1: Regular manual street sweeping in Kumasi, Ghana, helps maintain a clean environment whilst creating employment opportunities for the urban poor: June 2008. Courtesy of Anthony Mensah, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Photo 2: Preparing the base course for surface dressing of access road to Kumasi Sanitary Landfill site: July 2003. Courtesy of Anthony Mensah, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Photo 3: Small mud house (kitchen) constructed with bamboo frames at Enyan Abaasa, Central Region Ghana. Courtesy of Ernest K. Yanful Photo 4: Foreground: Kumasi Sanitary Landfill & Septage Treatment Facility. Courtesy of Anthony Mensah, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
ISBN 978-1-4020-9138-4
e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9139-1
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Preface
This book is the first edited compilation of selected, refereed papers submitted to ERTEP 2007. The selected papers either dealt with technologies or scientific work and policy findings that address specific environmental problems affecting humanity in general, but more specifically, people and ecosystems in developing countries. It was not necessary for the work to have been done in a developing country, but the findings and results must be appropriate or applicable to a developing country setting. It is acknowledged that environmental research, technology applications and policy implementation have been demonstrated to improve environmental sustainability and protection in several developed economies. The main argument of the book is that similar gains can be achieved in developing economies and economies in transition. The book is organized into six chapters along some of the key themes discussed at the conference: Environmental Health Management, Sustainable Energy and Fuel, Water Treatment, Purification and Protection, Mining and Environment, Soil Stabilization, and Environmental Monitoring. It is hoped that the contents of the book will provide an insight into some of the environmental and health management challenges confronting the developing world and the steps being taken to address them.
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Acknowledgements
The Editor wishes to thank the authors of the papers for their contribution to this volume. Publications coordinator, Robyn Gaebel, did an excellent job handling the selected manuscripts and communi
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