Engineers and Communities - Transforming Sanitation in Contemporary Brazil

Informationen zum Autor By 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 DevelopmentChapter 2: Institutional Change, Social Movements, and Technological Innovation in BrazilChapter 3: Situating Services in Two Brazilian CitiesChapter 4: Participation and Alignment in the City of NatalChapter 5: Alignment and Influence in the City of RecifeChapter 6: An Actor-Oriented Account of Condominial SewerageChapter 7: Participatory Sanitation

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nance, Earthea Nance, Nance Earthea
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9780739126813
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2681-3
• Pagine: 206
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; 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