Examples are selected to illustrate specific issues and provide insights for strategic project and program planning and development. Sufficient information is provided to highlight lessons while allowing the practitioners to judge whether they would apply to their situation. The conditions necessary for successful implementation are noted when available.

The Examples may be accessed in two ways:.

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    • by sector (Basic Services, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Land and Ecosystems, Environmental Hazards, and Global Environmental Challenges

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Most examples are selected from:
Sustaining Cities. Leitmann, Josef. 1999. McGraw-Hill, Washington, D.C.


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Examples by Country

Country
Example
Key Issue
Africa
Kenya Green town environmental training Ecosystem degradation
Senegal Improved lot project Access to basic services
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Pit latrine emptying technology Ecosystem degradation
 
East Asia/Pacific
Surabaya, Indonesia Kampung improvement program (KIP) Access to basic services
Bandung, Indonesia Resource recovery system Global environmental challenges
Karachi, Pakistan Innovative sewerage in Orangi Project Access to basic services
 
Europe
 
Middle East/North Africa
Cairo, Egypt Household waste management (Zabbaleen) Solid Waste Management
Egypt National scheme conserving drinking water Ecosystem degradation
Karyan El Ou, Morocco Community sanitation program Access to basic services
 
Latin America
Cubatao, Brazil Disaster control plan Environmental hazards
Sao Paulo, Brazil Urban rehabilitation project (Guarapiranga) Access to basic services
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reduction of hillside geological risks Environmental hazards

Examples by Sector

Sector
Location
Example
Access to basic services Senegal Improved lot project
Surabaya, Indonesia Kampung improvement program (KIP)
Sao Paulo, Brazil Urban rehabilitation project (Guarapiranga)
Karachi, Pakistan Innovative sewerage in Orangi Project
 
Global environmental challenges Bandung, Indonesia Resource recovery system
 
Environmental harzards Cubatao, Brazil Disaster control plan
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reduction of hillside geological risks
Ecosystem degradation Kenya Green town environmental training
Egypt National scheme conserving drinking water
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Pit latrine emptying technology
 
Solid Waste Management Cairo, Egypt Household waste management (Zabbaleen)