Intermediate Technology, Hydro-Climatology and Public Policy: Integrated Technical Intervention Strategy for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Water and Sanitation Case Study from Eastern Sudan

Mustafa, Abdel Gabar

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Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Mustafa, Abdel Gabar (creator); Hazeltine, Barrett (Director); Hermance, John (Reader); Karp, Caroline (Reader); Augusto, Geri (Reader); Brown University. Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Sanitaion; Intermediate Technology; Optimal Engineering Design; Rainwater Harvesting; Eastern Sudan; Sustainable development; Water; Water harvesting; Watershed management; Sudan
Extent:: xv, 305 p.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7301/Z0ZG6QK5

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Abstract:: Water security is essential for communities' well-being. However, the unaffordable costs of conventional water supply schemes often make water security beyond the reach of low-income communities in The Global South. Such is the case for many communities in Eastern Sudan. This study follows an interdisciplinary case study approach that spans the field of Intermediate Technology, Hydro-Climatology and Public Policy, focusing on Gedaref State in Eastern Sudan, to recommend sustainable measures to improve water security in this state as well as provide case study insights that might benefit efforts of sustainable development in other similar regions. In particular the study opted to: 1- Describe the hydrological features of the study area in order to assess water availability and identify constraints. Perform hydro-climatological analysis to enable optimal engineering design and better selection of water resources Best Management Practices (BMPs). 2- Describe formal and customary regulations that govern water resources in the study area, and assess their impacts and implications on water security. 3- Survey water resources BMPs from other semi-arid regions and assess their suitability for the conditions of the study area. Consider how domestic and foreign investments in infrastructure and institutional capacity affect water security in the study area. Suggest conceptual framework to enable better understanding of the interactions of water developmental effort with ecology, policy, culture in the study area in order to identify strategies to improve the effectiveness of future developmental interventions. 4- Use the findings from the hydro-climatology, policy studies and the proposed conceptual frame outlined above to formulate an Integrated Technical Intervention Strategy (IT-IS) then using this strategy recommends sustainable water and waste-water management improvement measures, and provide engineering design prototypes and cost estimates examples to promote the use of some of the recommended measures. It is argued that the recommendations generated using the IT-IS will enable local water resources managers to better address the water security challenges and thus advance the efforts of sustainable development in the region.
Notes:: Thesis (Ph.D. -- Brown University (2012)

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Mustafa, Abdel Gabar, "Intermediate Technology, Hydro-Climatology and Public Policy: Integrated Technical Intervention Strategy for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Water and Sanitation Case Study from Eastern Sudan" (2012). Engineering Theses and Dissertations. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.7301/Z0ZG6QK5

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