Vast consumption of natural resources threats the human life. Growing scarcity of
fresh water is posing a great challenge to humanity as well. Thus many governments
take special measures for efficient use of freshwater. There are many products that
use too much fresh water. Toilet is among these products. In search of new solutions
for lack of fresh water, designers design alternative toilets. However, it is necessary
to understand the evolution of toilets and current state to develop better new
technologies and products.
This thesis investigates the evolution of toilet design throughout the history. Factors
affect toilet design, and changes in their improvement throughout the evolution of
toilets are examined. The study also aims to investigate advantages and
disadvantages of squat and flushed toilets and their current state.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610448/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 March 2009 |
| Creators | Genc, Melda |
| Contributors | Unlu, Canan Emine |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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