Managing Water for the City of the Future

How to search the database

For a simple search, select a single entry in one of the boxes listed if you know which one the resource you are looking for relates to and click the "Submit Search" button. For a more general search, select the "all" option and click the "Submit Search" button.

For example, select a particular work package if you know which one the resource you are looking for relates to. For a more general search, select "all work packages" and click the "Submit Search" button.

For a more specific search, you can combine a number of selections. Often, you need only select two or three boxes, leaving the others displaying "all". Some examples are given below.

• You are searching for a poster relating to Alexandria. Select:
  City: Egypt, Alexandria
  Resource type: Posters
  Click the "Submit Search" button and select from the results.
• You are searching for all key deliverables and resources under the first research area. Select:
  Resource type: Key Deliverables and Resources
  Research area: Urban Water Paradigm Shift
  Click on the "Submit Search" button and select from the results.
• You are searching for Deliverable D 4.1.2 (2007). Select:
  Year: 2007
  Work package: 4.1 Eco sanitation / decentralised wastewater management in urban context
  Click on the "Submit Search" button and select from the results.
• You are searching for all papers relating to Governance and Institutions in Accra, presented at the 2007 SWITCH Scientific Meeting. Select:
  City: Ghana, Accra
  Resource type: Papers: Scientific meetings
  Year: 2007
  Research area: Governance and Institutions
  Click on the "Submit Search" button and select from the results.

To search by keyword, use the Google site search in the menu on the left. This will search all the content of the website for the keyword(s) used. Use this option for a very broad search, or for when you want to search for content which is not classified as a Resource i.e. the text of the SWITCH web pages. You can also use it to find information relating to a particular person, place, event or topic, e.g. to search for resources on 'leakage', type this into the search box and click on search.