Loughborough University
Browse
Geller_G.pdf (1.41 MB)

Cycles in the ecological development of Valley View University, Accra, Ghana

Download (1.41 MB)
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Gunther Geller, Seth A. Laryea
Valley View University (VVU), a private Ghanaian institution, has adopted a holistic approach in developing a sustainable eco-university. Ecological cycles, ecological settling and buildings and encompassing quality management are included in the concept. The cycles are closed locally, bringing collected urine and grey-water to the eco-farming area for use as fertilizer. Intensive training of staff and students is part of the endeavours. An ecological engineering study is proposed as part of the plans to intensify education of communities and interested individuals. As a preliminary result it can be stated, that the holistic approach is essential for the sustainability of such projects and in the case of Valley View University the approach is largely accountable for the success attained so far.

History

School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

Published in

WEDC Conference

Citation

GELLER, G. and LARYEA, S.A., 2008. Cycles in the ecological development of Valley View University, Accra, Ghana. IN: Jones, H. (ed). Access to sanitation and safe water - Global partnerships and local actions: Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 7-11 April 2008, pp. 279-286.

Publisher

© WEDC, Loughborough University

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2008

Notes

This is a conference paper.

Other identifier

WEDC_ID:11172

Language

  • en

Usage metrics

    WEDC 33rd International Conference

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Keywords

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC