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Water and health in mining settings in sub-saharan africa : A mixed methods geospatial visualization

Leuenberger, Andrea ; Dietler, Dominik LU orcid ; Lyatuu, Isaac ; Farnham, Andrea ; Kihwele, Fadhila ; Brugger, Fritz and Winkler, Mirko S. (2021) In Geospatial health 16. p.231-234
Abstract

Industrial mining transforms local landscapes, including important health determinants like clean water and sanitation. In this paper, we combined macro-level quantitative and micro-level qualitative data to show how mining projects affect water infrastructures and ultimately the health of affected communities. Although we observed a positive trend of water infrastructure in mining settings, surrounding communities are also characterized by water scarcity and degradation of water quality. The video at the core of this publication showcases inter-linkages of the findings obtained at both the macro-and the micro-levels, embedding our results in a geospatial context. While mining projects can have positive impacts on the development of... (More)

Industrial mining transforms local landscapes, including important health determinants like clean water and sanitation. In this paper, we combined macro-level quantitative and micro-level qualitative data to show how mining projects affect water infrastructures and ultimately the health of affected communities. Although we observed a positive trend of water infrastructure in mining settings, surrounding communities are also characterized by water scarcity and degradation of water quality. The video at the core of this publication showcases inter-linkages of the findings obtained at both the macro-and the micro-levels, embedding our results in a geospatial context. While mining projects can have positive impacts on the development of local water infrastructure, improved management of negative impacts of mining projects is needed for promoting ‘Good health and well-being’ and ‘Clean water and sanitation’ as promulgated by the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

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keywords
Extractive industries, Health, Impact assessment, Mixed methods, WASH
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Geospatial health
volume
16
article number
965
pages
231 - 234
publisher
University of Naples Federico II
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  • pmid:34000794
  • scopus:85106574065
ISSN
1827-1987
DOI
10.4081/gh.2021.965
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © the Author(s), 2021 Licensee PAGEPress, Italy.
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