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The Need For Enhanced Physical Infrastructure In The United States, Tanvi Gandham
The Need For Enhanced Physical Infrastructure In The United States, Tanvi Gandham
CMC Senior Theses
An examination of necessary infrastructure improvements in the United States.
The Effect Of Community Connectivity On Water And Sanitation Systems In Rural Panama, M.C. Moritz
The Effect Of Community Connectivity On Water And Sanitation Systems In Rural Panama, M.C. Moritz
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
The world has yet to realize universal access to water and sanitation. Various academic and professional fields provide frameworks for understanding water and sanitation access, but none directly consider the impact of community connectivity. Community connectivity refers to the infrastructures linking rural communities with urban centers. These infrastructures fall under the broad categories of transportation, energy, and telecommunication. This paper examines 23 rural Panamanian communities and compares connectivity measures with the functionality of the communities’ rural water and sanitation systems (RWSS). Community connectivity was evaluated with the Community Connectivity Analysis Tool (CCAT), while the water and sanitation systems were evaluated …