Meehan, K., Jurjevich, J.R., Everitt, L. et al. Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities. Nat Cities
Objective:
- Identify key trends in the changing nature of urban inequality as it relates to the social reproduction of US households through the lens of water access
Case:
- US
Methodology:
- Indicator
Data Source
- ACS
Findings:
- The story of water access inequality in the US has morphed from a predominantly rural to a majority urban problem
- 71.7% US households without running water in cities
- Housing financial crisis pushed more household into plumbing poverty
