Engineers and Communities - Transforming Sanitation in Contemporary Brazil

Informationen zum Autor Earthea Nance Klappentext Engineers and Communities traces the evolution of a small but important innovation in Brazil from 1980 through 2005. Through a series of grand experiments with participatory water and sanitation, coalitions of engineers, planners, public officials, and residents revealed the essential elements of how urban services can be made to be more inclusive. Zusammenfassung Engineers and Communities traces the evolution of a small but important innovation in Brazil from 1980 through 2005. Through a series of grand experiments with participatory water and sanitation! coalitions of engineers! planners! public officials! and residents revealed the essential elements of how urban services can be made to be more inclusive. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Promise and Failure of Development Chapter 2: Institutional Change, Social Movements, and Technological Innovation in Brazil Chapter 3: Situating Services in Two Brazilian Cities Chapter 4: Participation and Alignment in the City of Natal Chapter 5: Alignment and Influence in the City of Recife Chapter 6: An Actor-Oriented Account of Condominial Sewerage Chapter 7: Participatory Sanitation

Product details

• Authors: Nance, Earthea Nance, Nance Earthea
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9780739126813
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2681-3
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Brazil, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Development Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Sanitary and municipal engineering, Sanitary & municipal engineering