Wastewater management in informal settlements: a case study from Algiers
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Algiers has faced flashing urban growth during last three decades. The settlements associated with al-Harrash River became a center of discussion since water scarcity, surface and groundwater contamination and flooding threatened its habitat. The expansion of settlements are causing heavy toll on public hygiene and sanitation, which virtually leads into a diffusing urban insalubrity. We hypothesize that water related pathologies seem insurmountable and wastewater system is inefficient to cater adequate public health, personnel security and wellbeing of the city dweller. The Trois Caves informal settlement within the municipality of Al-Harrash from Algiers was selected to test this hypothesis. The study adapts a wastewater management’s multicriteria analysis with respect to the urban water cycle management strategy. The cumulative sum of their performance indices has been formulated after three mean values designating efficiency, profitability and sustainability closely associated to the sustainable development strategy [1] C. s/d Maksimovic, J.-A. Tejada-Guibert, P.-A. Roche, Nouvelles frontières de la gestion urbaine de l’eau, Impasse ou espoir? [Frontiers in urban water management. Deadlock or hope]. UNESCO-PHI, Presses de l’école nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, 2001. 443p. [Google Scholar]. The scores obtained revealed that only the collecting operation presents a comparative efficiency.
Source: Desalination and Water Treatment
Authors: Nadjat Aroua, Ewa Berezowska-Azzag
Language: English
Subfield: Waste Management and Disposal
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $1,000
OpenAlex ID: W1965296377