Prioritizing environmental infrastructure : a case-study of water pollution from domestic sources and manufacturing industries in Pakistan

Awais Piracha, Zahid Majeed

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[The paper sets out to make a case for considering the impact of factors related to urbanization such as industrial development and population pressures on the environment in the context of urban/regional development in a developing economy. It investigates the extent of water pollution attributable to domestic sources and manufacturing industries within a region. Based on its findings, it argues a case for a change to the mindset among policy makers and regional planners regarding sources of water pollution and their approach towards ensuring environmental protection and provision of appropriate infrastructure with respect to urbanization. In developing countries like Pakistan, whilst pollution control and infrastructure development strategies at the urban/regional level tend to focus on the treatment and management of pollution caused by the manufacturing industry, planners and policy makers often ignore pollution caused by population related factors. In this context, the study undertakes to determine the manufacturing output by inventorying and categorizing industrial units at the urban/regional level. The total manufacturing output is then converted into pollution loads by applying WHO‘s Rapid Appraisal Method (RAM). The study also sets out to calculate approximate pollution loads as a function of population size. The research relies on data collected during earlier fieldwork from various national/ provincial government departments in Pakistan and reports from United Nations and international agencies. It also refers to other supportive evidence from expert reports and wider literature to further clarify findings and facilitate the drawing of conclusions. Findings and recommendations from this study stress the need for policy makers and planners to take into account the direct impact of burgeoning population on water quality in prioritizing urban environmental infrastructure in Pakistan.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIEDC 2010: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries and 1st International Conference on Sustainable Transportation and Traffic Management, Karachi, Pakistan, 1st -3rd July 2010
    PublisherNED University of Engineering & Technology
    Pages13-20
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Print)9789698620103
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventInternational Symposium on Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries -
    Duration: 1 Jul 2010 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries
    Period1/07/10 → …

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