TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the sustainability of small wastewater systems. A context-oriented planning approach
AU - Hoffmann, Birgitte
AU - Nielsen, Susanne Balslev
AU - Elle, Morten
AU - Gabriel, Søren
AU - Eilersen, Ann Marie
AU - Henze, Mogens
AU - Mikkelsen, Peter Steen
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The authors present a planning tool for comparing and assessing the sustainability
of different wastewater systems. The core of the planning tool is an assessment
method based on both technical and social elements. The point of departure is that
no technique is inherently sustainable or ecological in itself, but that the sustainability
of the total system of technologies for a particular settlement in a given location
must be assessed in a holistic and transparent manner. A pilot case is used to
demonstrate the structure and the results of the assessment method. The assessment
method is still under development, and this paper discusses crucial points in the
development of the method. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - The authors present a planning tool for comparing and assessing the sustainability
of different wastewater systems. The core of the planning tool is an assessment
method based on both technical and social elements. The point of departure is that
no technique is inherently sustainable or ecological in itself, but that the sustainability
of the total system of technologies for a particular settlement in a given location
must be assessed in a holistic and transparent manner. A pilot case is used to
demonstrate the structure and the results of the assessment method. The assessment
method is still under development, and this paper discusses crucial points in the
development of the method. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
KW - Small wastewater systems
KW - Context-oriented planning approach
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0195-9255
VL - 20
SP - 347
EP - 357
JO - Environmental Impact Assessment Review
JF - Environmental Impact Assessment Review
IS - 3
ER -