Living in Utility Scarcity
Energy and Water Insecurity in Northwest Alaska
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Eichelberger (0000-0003-2738-5863, Nova Medical (United States), corresponding author), Laura Palen Eichelberger (Laura Palen Eichelberger is a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology with a concentration in medical anthropology at the School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson.) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1010-1018 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2009.160846 |
| PMID | 20403886 |
| PMCID | PMC2866609 |
| OpenAlex | W2033654501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 15 |
This study explored the links between energy and water insecurity in rural Iñupiaq Eskimo villages in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough. High energy costs and the need for fuel-based transportation are 2 significant factors in domestic water access for these communities. Dramatic increases in the costs of energy have led to decreased domestic water access, with adverse effects on household hygiene practices. I traced the ways in which the high costs of energy determine water consumption from production to household acquisition and use. Improving sanitation and access to domestic water requires considering the water–energy nexus: the amount and cost of energy required to treat and distribute water as well as manage waste. I use the term utility scarcity to underscore the relationship between domestic water, energy, and health
Agriculture · Business · Economics · Energy consumption · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Natural resource economics · Nexus (standard) · Sanitation · Scarcity · Water resource management · Water scarcity · Water supply · Water-energy nexus · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · Water Governance and Infrastructure
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Disparities in drinking water quality
Sustainability and the politics of calculation
Progress in household water insecurity metrics
Advancing human capabilities for water security
Energy, Poverty, and Health in Climate Change
Tales of river and ice
If you Build it, will they come? Use of Rural Drinking Water Systems in the Peruvian Amazon
Policy driven water sector and energy dependencies in Texas border colonias
Recognizing the dynamics of household water insecurity in the rapidly changing polar north
Defining energy security in the rural North—Historical and contemporary perspectives from Alaska
What conditions are associated with household water vulnerability in the Arctic
Crossing Frozen Ground
Understanding ‘energy insecurity’ and why it matters to health
Household energy insecurity
Applying the food–energy–water nexus concept at the local scale
Migration or Forced Displacement
Lack of in-home piped water and reported consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adults in rural Alaska
Intersectionality of water insecurity on the US-Mexico border
Household water insecurity after a historic flood
Water Insecurity and Maternal Health Among Haudenosaunee Women in Canada
As Long As We Have the Mine, We'll Have Water
Water sharing is a distressing form of reciprocity
Food, Water, and Scarcity
Spoiling and Sustainability
The economic anthropology of water
Water insecurity and mental health in the Amazon
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10
Application of Participatory Rural Appraisal in Alaska
The Relationship Between In-Home Water Service and the Risk of Respiratory Tract, Skin, and Gastrointestinal Tract Infections Among Rural Alaska Natives
Water cost and availability
Chills and Fever
Sadie Brower Neakok
Public and Private Roles of Women in Water Supply and Sanitation Programs
Suffering from Water
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| Citations per year | 1.93 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |