Cost Recovery Strategy for Rural Water Delivery in Nigeria
Cost Recovery Strategy for Rural Water Delivery in Nigeria

Author:

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13:

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Kiosk systems with metered private connections for some households appear to be the most promising way to recover costs and meet consumers' cash flow needs (and counter their reluctance to pay in advance for a service they are not sure the government will deliver). Kiosk systems can provide cheaper, better, and more reliable water than water vendors do.

Sustainability in Natural Resources Management and Land Planning
Sustainability in Natural Resources Management and Land Planning

Author: Walter Leal Filho

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-08-06

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 3030766241

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This book includes contributions from scientists and representatives from government and non-governmental organisations working in the field of land management and use and on management of fires. The book is truly interdisciplinary and has both a research and application-oriented dimension. The list of topics includes sustainability and water management; sustainability and biodiversity conservation; the future sustainability of nature-based industries such as agriculture, mining, tourism, fisheries and forestry; sustainability, people and livelihoods; sustainability and landscapes planning; sustainability and land use planning; handling and managing forest fires. The papers are innovative and cross-cutting, and many have practice-based experiences. Also, this book, prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), reiterates the need to promote a sustainable use of land resources today.

Goddess Obscured
Goddess Obscured

Author: Pamela C. Berger

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 1988-02-29

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780807067239

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Recounts the story of the grain protectress, an image that has persisted from the ancient Near East to the classical world and still survives in folksongs and village celebrations today.