Drinking water security in rural Ghana: the implications of community experiences for policy

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dc.contributor.authorDosu, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorHanrahan, Maura
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T20:17:34Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T20:17:34Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractNotwithstanding its rise in use, the term water security lacks a consensus of how it is conceptualized and applied in different contexts and disciplines. Drawing on a conceptual framework that involves a plethora of several dimensions, this study examines how water security is conceptualized and applied in rural Ghana. Using mixed methods, this study assesses households' water security experiences in three rural communities. The analysis of cross-sectional data provides a deeper understanding of the importance of these dimensions in defining rural water security. On this basis, the dissertation makes two interrelated arguments. The first is that rural dwellers suffer from biases that make them vulnerable to water insecurity. Second, despite the general effects of water insecurity on rural households, women, girls, and people with physical disabilities constitute the most marginalized population in the communities. The dissertation concludes with the need to adopt welfare approaches to enhance rural water security.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Excellence Development Opportunities (CREDO) fund University of Lethbridge Grant number: 13462-4165-8015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5891
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.proquest.subject0595en_US
dc.proquest.subject0293en_US
dc.proquest.subject0573en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography and Environmenten_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geography and Environmenten_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectrural Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectwater managementen_US
dc.subjectwater securityen_US
dc.subjectwater policyen_US
dc.subjectWater security -- Ghana -- Managementen_US
dc.subjectWater-supply, Rural -- Ghana -- Managementen_US
dc.subjectDrinking water -- Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectMarginality, Social -- Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectRural women -- Ghana -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectRural girls -- Ghana -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Ghana -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectGhana -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleDrinking water security in rural Ghana: the implications of community experiences for policyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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