Container Based Emergency Sanitation: A Feasibility Report for Eugene, Oregon after the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake

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dc.contributor.authorLarson, Indigo Marie
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-15T17:15:56Z
dc.date.available2018-12-15T17:15:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description72 pages. Presented to the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts June 2018
dc.description.abstractThe Pacific Northwest is sitting on a ticking time bomb. Within the next century, there is a high likelihood that the Cascadia Subduction Zone will cause a devastating earthquake to ripple throughout the region. As result of this event, sewerage systems will be devastated as wastewater treatment plants and transportation pipes are destroyed in the shaking. For this project, I investigate the feasibility of using container based-sanitation (CBS) toilets in place of standard toilet and sewer systems in the event of major earthquakes, specifically in Eugene, Oregon. Container based sanitation refers to a system where toilets collect human excreta, are sealed and then are transported to a treatment facility. The toilets I focus on are urine diversion toilets, meaning that urine and feces are collected in separate sealable containers to be treated separately. Though these toilets are commonly implemented in communities where running water is not available, my findings indicate that these toilets have direct application in post-earthquake disaster scenarios. I focus my research on Eugene, Oregon after the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, where piped wastewater systems are projected to be unusable for upwards of a year. Looking at the use of container-based toilets in Japan, New Zealand and Haiti after large earthquakes, I will determine the feasibility of their application in Eugene. Understanding proper sanitation management techniques for use after natural disasters is crucial for successful public health, environmental protection and human dignity at a particularly vulnerable time. Container-based toilets have the potential to provide safe, easy and cost-effective sanitation management during disaster recovery periods after major earthquakes throughout the world.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/24027
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectPlanning, Public Policy and Managementen_US
dc.subjectPost-earthquake sanitation managementen_US
dc.subjectSanitation managementen_US
dc.subjectContainer-based sanitationen_US
dc.subjectUrine diversionen_US
dc.subjectEmergency sanitationen_US
dc.subjectCascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakeen_US
dc.subjectEugene (Or.)en_US
dc.titleContainer Based Emergency Sanitation: A Feasibility Report for Eugene, Oregon after the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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