Abstract
Poor sanitation is a major problem for health and water resources in many developing countries.
Inexpensive but also attractive toilets could be a way to fight these problems. However, radical new
ideas are needed to identify innovative solutions. Such novel ideas might be found by using
systematic design methods that search nature for animals and plants that solve similar problems.
The paper describes how four conceptual sanitation solutions for dry toilets solving problems with
smell, cleaning and flies can be made in collaboration between a design engineer and a biologist
using biomimetic design methods. The solutions have the potential to offer significant improvements
compared to conventional non-water-based sanitation.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 330-335 |
ISSN | 2043-9083 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Biomimetic design
- Cleaning
- Dry toilets
- Flies
- Smell