GSPH 327 Municipal Sanitary Services and Amenities

Concept of provision of municipal sanitary services and amenities. Elements of municipal services: Public cleansing (streets, drains, markets, lorry parks, stadia, etc); maintenance of hygienic conditions at waste storage and disposal sites; pest control (mosquitoes, flies, rodents).

Elements of Municipal Amenities: Litter bins; waste storage site/containers and final disposal; Sites and facilities; public urinals and toilets; cemeteries; food and meat markets; public spots (parks and seats); developed beaches.Strategies for Financing Municipal Programmes (financing, modernization, maintenance, expansion, etc). Standards of design operation and maintenance.Institutional arrangements for the municipal programmes.