Assessment of Sanitation Management System of City Dwellers Using GIS and SFD Graphic Tools: A Case Study on Ward-9, Sylhet City Corporation

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10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_10How to use a DOI?

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Fecal Sludge Management; Geographic Information System; Safely Managed Sanitation; Shit Flow Diagram; Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

Safely managed sanitation, as introduced in United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, involves the safe handling of fecal sludge from user interface to safe disposal. It comprises sanitation services such as containment, emptying, transport, treatment, and disposal, with no adverse effects on human health or the environment. Despite the United Nation’s obligation for all member states to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation by 2030, progress has been limited. This study focuses on Ward No. 9 of Sylhet City Corporation, a rapidly developing urban area. Though a conventional sanitation management system exists in the study area with limited resources, it is crucial to assess its sustainability in meeting the SDG requirements. The objective of this study is to investigate the present state of sanitation services and facilities in the study area and subsequently communicate the findings through the creation of Shit Flow Diagrams and GIS maps. A household questionnaire survey has been conducted to collect data from residential, religious, educational, and medical buildings. In this study, shit flow diagrams have been developed for each type of building. Moreover, building type-wise GIS maps have been created to display sample points and their sanitation conditions. This study reveals that 100% of fecal sludge is unsafely managed. There is currently no fecal sludge treatment or safe disposal facility available in Sylhet. While containment services in one medical building, among various building types, exhibit safe management, a broken sanitation service chain has been identified across all building types. This study underscores the urgent need to ensure the effective functioning of each element of the sanitation service chain. This is crucial not only for securing human health and a safe environment but also for achieving SDG 6.2 within the specified timeframe.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ishtiak Ahmed
AU  - Ashikul Enam
AU  - Muhammad Azizul Hoque
AU  - Prosenjit Kumar
AU  - Mohammed Atiqul Hasan
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/18
TI  - Assessment of Sanitation Management System of City Dwellers Using GIS and SFD Graphic Tools: A Case Study on Ward-9, Sylhet City Corporation
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education 2025 (ICERIE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 77
EP  - 84
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_10
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_10
ID  - Ahmed2025
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