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Conclusion and Discussion

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Social Perspectives on the Sanitation Challenge

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In this concluding chapter, the aims that were formulated at the start of this volume are revisited. Drawing on the specific social scientific way of defining and trying to meet the sanitation challenges, the most important results of this volume are presented. Building upon the results achieved, the future of the field of sanitation as an area of social scientific research and policy making is explored.

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Spaargaren, G., van Vliet, B., Oosterveer, P. (2010). Conclusion and Discussion. In: van Vliet, B., Spaargaren, G., Oosterveer, P. (eds) Social Perspectives on the Sanitation Challenge. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3721-3_14

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