10.18117/QNQ0-H923
Elliott, Emily
Emily
Elliott
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9653-1513
University of Pittsburgh
Gonzalez Rivas, Marcela
Marcela
Gonzalez Rivas
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4311-4409
University of Pittsburgh
Smith, Jackie
Jackie
Smith
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4808-0391
University of Pittsburgh
Maseru, Noble
Noble
Maseru
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-8322
University of Pittsburgh
Bain, Daniel
Daniel
Bain
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-7016
University of Pittsburgh
Shelef, Eitan
Eitan
Shelef
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0672-5144
University of Pittsburgh
Perry, Eric
Eric
Perry
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9490-2413
University of Pittsburgh
Schroering, Caitlin
Caitlin
Schroering
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-3441
University of Pittsburgh
Guy, Megan
Megan
Guy
University of Pittsburgh
Transcending Disciplines to Advance Regional Water Equity
University of Pittsburgh
2021
Poster
en
Pittsburgh has positioned itself as a city with a strong commitment to sustainable development, pledging to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including equitable access to clean water and sanitation. However, the City of Pittsburgh has also been identified as being the worst locale in the country for Black women, and inequities in race, class, and gender persist. Further, the region is challenged by a rapidly changing climate, aged and failing infrastructure, impaired water quality. The juxtaposition of water and social challenges amplifies both sets of concerns. This project unites faculty members from diverse disciplines including sociology, public health, public policy, and geoscience, as a new team to comprehensively evaluate water challenges and inequities in the Pittsburgh region, centering interactions between the social and geophysical dimensions.