Post by Gondola Project
A quick look at some of the things that make your cities work (or not)
Urban Sanitation Edition:
Public urinal in China
Number of people worldwide defecating in public : 1.1 billion
World population lacking access to basic sanitation: 2.6 billion
Average toilet usage per day per person: 6 times
Time spent on the toilet in a lifetime: 3 years
Number of Indians with access to toilets: 366 million
Number of Indians with access to cell phones: 545 million
Annual cost due to lack of hygiene in India: $54 billion
Diarrhea related deaths per annum: 450,000
Cleanliness contest – ATM vs. public toilet: Winner – public toilet
Nigeria’s population in 1999: 110 million
Number of public toilets in Nigeria in 1999: 500
Dignified mobile toilets: Answering the call of nature
Average use per day: 100 per stall
Their slogan: S**t business is serious business
WTO: World Toilet Organization
Discovering the world of toilets: Toilets of the world
World’s most beautiful toilet: Kawakawa, New Zealand
Most expensive toilet on planet earth: Hang Sung Toilet
Most expensive beyond planet earth: International Space Station
Most environmentally friendly toilets: Composting
Want more? Purchase Cable Car Confidential: The Essential Guide to Cable Cars, Urban Gondolas & Cable Propelled Transit and start learning about the world's fastest growing transportation technologies.
Want more? Purchase Cable Car Confidential: The Essential Guide to Cable Cars, Urban Gondolas & Cable Propelled Transit and start learning about the world's fastest growing transportation technologies.
