AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

Toilet tragedy - Toilet treasury: On the design of sanitary amenities for the slums of Mumbai in India:

by R. Lanting




Institution: Delft University of Technology
Department:
Year: 2011
Keywords: sanitation; slum; informal settlement; Mumbai; squatter
Record ID: 1244313
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Abstract

Squatters in Mumbai are facing many disadvantages in daily live, of which the lack of and miserable state of sanitation is one. This graduation project contains two parts: 1) an analysis of the sanitary situation in the slums of Mumbai and 2) a design proposal for future sanitation amenities in this context. A summary of the analysis is included in the research report. The design is presented in poster and presentation format only.