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Water and Wastewater Management in Informal Settlements: A Case Study

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Environmental Performance and Social Inclusion in Informal Settlements

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In the awareness of the need for an integrated and holistic approach, which aims to consider all the different aspects in order to improve the life of the inhabitants of the area, this chapter deals specifically with water and wastewater management, to show more deeply the applied methodology. The chapter shows that this approach has requested, in some cases, to propose solutions that textbooks would not consider theoretically “the best”, but that are more suitable for the actual situation of a slum, like Favela Rocinha, definitively to make the development of those systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. Design of both blackwater and stormwater management is carried out, highlighting the reasons for the choices made and considering also, even if briefly, the social aspects of the intervention.

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    Gianfranco Becciu & Stefano Mambretti

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Becciu, G., Mambretti, S. (2020). Water and Wastewater Management in Informal Settlements: A Case Study. In: Masera, G., Tadi, M. (eds) Environmental Performance and Social Inclusion in Informal Settlements. Research for Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44352-8_7

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