Addressing Sustainability of Sanitation Systems

Markus Starkl, Norbert Brunner, Andreas Hauser, Magdalena Feil, Hamanth Kasan

OAI: oai:igi-global.com:218520 • DOI: 10.4018/IJSR.2018010103

Recently, a technical draft of the international standard ISO/DIS 30500 for non-sewered sanitation systems has been developed (publication expected for 2018). Its innovative feature is the inclusion of sustainable aspects. This article discusses the motivation behind this standard and explores to what extent sustainability can be standardized. This research was based on the development of a concept-standard for sustainable sanitation and on surveys of experts working in sanitation and standardization.

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