- 1: Introduction.
- 2: Timing.
- 3: Sub-steps.
- 3.1: Sub step 1: Conducting an integral evaluation.
- 3.2: Sub step 2: Gathering of technical information on the existing systems.
- 3.3: Sub step 3: Identifying the socio-economic situation of the settlement.
- 3.4: Sub step 4: Identification of user priorities.
- 3.5: Sub step 5: Identification of external factors.
- 4: Products, expected outcomes and library .
Description of settlement conditions, with assessment of existing sanitation situation and user priorities
Sub step 5: Identification of external factors
In addition, the assessment must look beyond sanitation issues to identify the external factors that drive decision making in the community and understand how they can be accounted for during the planning process. External factors are:
- Local conditions (temperature, humidity, rainfall and its variation, evapotranspiration).
- Soil/ground conditions (type of soils, infiltration capacity, geology, topography).
- Water related characteristics (flooding, source of water, groundwater (risk of contamination)).
- Institutional factors (legal framework, decision making power at local level).