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Except in school-boy jokes, the subject of human wastes is rarely aired. We talk about 'water-related' diseases when most are sanitation-related - we don't mention the ... sh*t. A century and a half ago, a long, hot summer reduced the Thames flowing past the UK Houses of Parliament to a 'Great Stink', thereby inducing MPs to legislate sanitary reform. Today, another sanitary reformation is needed, one that manages to spread cheaper and simpler systems to people everywhere. In the byways of the developing world, much is quietly happening on the excretory frontier. In 2008, the International Year of Sanitation, the authors bring this awkward subject to a wider audience than the world of international filth usually commands. They seek the elimination of the 'Great Distaste' so that people without political clout or economic muscle can claim their right to a dignified and hygienic place to 'go'. Published with UNICEF

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #240981 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Maggie Black is a well-known writer on social development issues, including several books and articles on water, sanitation and development such as The No-nonsense Guide to International Development (New Internationalist, 2007). Ben Fawcett is an environmental health engineer and was until recently a lecturer in the Institute of Irrigation and Development Studies at the University of Southampton, UK.