Article ID: CBB312815671

Technologies from Below: Water and Sanitation Supply in Nairobi's Informal Settlements (September 28, 2020)

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Jethron Akallah (Author)


Technology's Stories
Volume: 8
Issue: 2


Publication Date: September 28, 2020
Edition Details: Dialogues: History of Technology in Africa and the Americas
Physical Details: Digital journal
Language: English

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Authors & Contributors
Acland, Charles R.
Bender, Matthew V.
Hird, Myra J
Kuyvenhoven, Cassandra
Lougheed, Scott
Melosi, Martin V.
Journals
Social Studies of Science
The Bridge: Journal of the National Academy of Engineering
Economic History Review
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
History and Technology
HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology
Publishers
University of California Press
Georgia Institute of Technology
Columbia University Press
Ohio University Press
University of Georgia Press
University of Minnesota Press
Concepts
Waste disposal
Water supply
Infrastructure
Public health
Water resource management
Science and technology studies (STS)
People
Latour, Bruno
Marres, Noortje
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Africa
United States
Nairobi (Kenya)
Ontario (Canada)
Alabama (U.S.)
Florida (U.S.)
Institutions
Posiva Oy
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