The type of contract used on construction projects is normally selected for technical or administrative reasons. A novel approach to protect springs in Southwest Uganda was not only successful technically and administratively, but also proved to be more socially inclusive, involving
disadvantaged groups of people, especially women.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Published in
WEDC Conference
Citation
REED, B., 2000. Social inclusion through choice of construction contract. IN: Pickford, J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Challenges of the Millennium: Proceedings of the 26th WEDC International Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5-9 November 2000, pp.115-118.
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