TOP Books, manuals, articles

Cotton, A. and Saywell, D. (1998). Strategic Sanitation Approach: A Review of Literature.
Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC).
http://info.lut.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/ssacover.html
This document reports findings from a Department for International Development (DFID) funded project concerning the development of practical guidelines for the application of the Strategic Sanitation Approach in urban areas. A total of 56 documents were examined in the review and discussion has been summarised according to the key chapter headings used in Albert Wright's publication Towards a Strategic Sanitation Approach. The review also draws on an interview with key DFID personnel involved in projects in India (Lucknow, Cochin, Cuttack).

The purpose of the review is to examine how the key concepts underlying the Strategic Sanitation Approach (SSA) have been addressed in operational terms on the ground, highlighting examples where SSA ideas have been applied, what problems were identified in their application, and what issues require further consideration or clarification with the approach as a whole. Each section ends by abstracting the key points identified and posing questions which remain unresolved.

Deverill, P.; Bibby, S.; Wedgwood A. and Smout, I. (2002). Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities.
Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC).
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/publications/dwss1.htm
These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. The aim is to improve the use and sustainability of the services provided.

The guidelines consist of three books:
Book 1: Concept, Principles and Practice
Book 2: Additional Notes for Policy Makers and Planners
Book 3: Ensuring the Participation of the Poor

EHP; UNICEF. (1997). Towards Better Programming: A Sanitation Handbook.
Arlington, Virginia, Environmental Health Project.
http://www.unicef.org/programme/wes/pubs/glines/San_e.pdf
This handbook has been prepared for working groups of professionals responsible for sanitation programming-prepare realistic and better sanitation programmes. This handbook is to be used as a guide and reference on major topics of sanitation programming. Assessment, analysis, and action-the "Triple A" methodology-are incorporated into this systematic planning approach. The handbook will help explore the major questions, considerations and options for each of a series of major topical aspects of sanitation programming.