A health-based socio-economic assessment of drinking water quality
El-Fadel, M., Maroun, R., Semerjian, L. and Harajli, H. (2003) A health-based socio-economic assessment of drinking water quality. Management of Environmental Quality, 14, (3), 353-368. (doi:10.1108/14777830310479441).
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Description/Abstract
Water-related diseases are a human tragedy, resulting in millions of deaths each year, preventing millions more from leading healthy lives, and undermining development efforts by burdening the society with substantial socio-economic costs. This problem is of great significance in developing countries, where polluted water, water shortages, and unsanitary living conditions prevail. This paper presents a case study on a health-based socio-economic assessment of drinking water quality in Lebanon, based on relevant valuation approaches and available country-specific data. The assessment revealed that the potential health and economic benefits due to water and sanitation improvements can be significant (0.15-3.35 percent of GDP)
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1477-7835 (print) |
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| Keywords: | economics, health, lebanon, water |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 52888 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:11 |
| Contributors: | El-Fadel, M. (Author) Maroun, R. (Author) Semerjian, L. (Author) Harajli, H. (Author) |
| Date: | May 2003 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52888 |
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