Dr. Richmond and Cadets Blaney and Jordan traveled to Uganda to conduct Minerva funded research on how social factors influence access to natural resources within regions with less-developed infrastructure and decentralized governance. In many cases, political and other influential entities can act as informal gatekeepers to natural resources including water, food, and energy, as well as the physical land from which these resources are drawn. Their role can either aggravate or alleviate household vulnerability. We explore this problem from a systems perspective - by mapping, quantifying, and evaluating how well various interdependent systems related to natural resources are maintained and connected. Specifically, this project examines water sustainability in urban areas in Uganda.
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Urban water sustainability in Uganda
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