Assessing the Impacts of Relative Wealth and Geospatial Factors on Water Access in Rural Nepal
A Community Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15460269 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naseeha Islam (0000-0001-8805-6807, University of California, Berkeley), Pramesh Koju (0000-0002-1090-5351, Dhulikhel Hospital), Reetu Manandhar (Dhulikhel Hospital), Sudip Shrestha (0000-0002-7248-6391, Dhulikhel Hospital), Charlotte Smith (0000-0002-6955-754X, corresponding author), Charlotte D Smith (0000-0002-2077-7197, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 6517-6517 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17186517 |
| PMID | 32906836 |
| OpenAlex | W3083692689 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
As one of the poorest nations, citizens of Nepal lack access to safe, affordable, and sufficient drinking water. While many nationwide studies have been performed at a country or regional level in Nepal to determine regions of the highest vulnerability, this study uniquely recognizes the economic heterogeneity within a single rural village and assesses the impact of household socioeconomic status on water access at the intracommunity level. Household surveys in a rural village setting provided the information for a locally-informed relative wealth index. A spatial analysis determined suitable locations for future installation of improved water sources to prioritize water access for the community's most vulnerable households. Three sites were shown to be optimal for future water source construction. This study provides a blueprint to assess water inequalities within a single village and incorporate forward-thinking development approaches to water access
Blueprint · Business · Cartography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Geospatial analysis · Inequality · Political science · Population · Poverty · Rural area · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Vulnerability (computing · Water resource management · Water source · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Environmental Science · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |