This article is related to the readings for next class.
Another huge problem faced by slum dwellers. (there is a link to view the full article)
Toilet Tales: Inside the World of Waste - TIME: "Save the poop jokes, because Rose George has heard them all. When the London-based journalist decided to write a book on human waste, toilets and the world sanitation crisis, she knew that she'd be the butt of a few jokes around the pub. What she didn't realize — at least not fully — was just how important her subject was. George's new book The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters delves into the taboo subject of bowel evacuation, with tact, sensitivity — and the right amount of style. Reporting on the sewers of London and the slums of New Delhi and the high-tech toilets of Tokyo, George comes to understand that sanitation is no laughing matter — it's the difference between life and death. 'I thought a toilet was my right,' writes George in the book's introduction. 'It was a privilege.' (Listen to George talk about the global sanitation crisis in this week's Greencast.)"
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