Public toilets: the need for compulsory provision

Greed, C.

doi:10.1680/muen.157.2.77.42742

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“…Public toilets should be seen as a core component of environmental design, adding to a city's quality and viability (Greed, 2004). Provision of public toilets is not only a matter of land use, but also an essential design and planning concern to make cities more accessible, inclusive, and convenient for all members of society.…”

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Public Toilets: An Exploratory Study on the Demands, Needs, and Expectations in Turkey

Afacan

Gürel

2015

Environ Plann B Plann Des

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Abstract. Provision of public toilets is not only a matter of land use, but also an essential design and planning concern. This study examines the following questions through an explanatory study. (i) What problems do public toilets pose? (ii) What toilet facilities do people require most and/or most emphasize would affect the way they use land and participate in social life? (iii) How do demands, needs, and expectations around public toilets change depending on gender, age, and ability? We conduct a survey of 300 people in fourteen public restrooms in the city centre of Ankara, Turkey. According to factor analysis results, public toilets should be seen as potential urban spaces and initial opportunities for sustainable urban developments and liveable cities.

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Public Toilets: An Exploratory Study on the Demands, Needs, and Expectations in Turkey

Afacan

Gürel

2015

Environ Plann B Plann Des

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“…In most scholarly as well as journalistic literature on sanitation, designing PTs is seen as part of making the city more liveable in terms of quality. A great deal of attention is given to building PTs as a core element of environment design (Greed, 2004). However, the aspect of inclusive development of sanitation facilities for all groups such as women, children, the aged and the handicapped is often overlooked, hampering their larger participation in public life (Knight & Bichard, 2011).…”

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A Narrative Exposition on Public Toilet Usage by Women: A Study from Warangal

Reddy

Raghavan

Vedala

2019

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

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Despite the heightened emphasis on the sanitation agenda of the country, driven by both international and national development goals, there is little scholarly work to base our understanding of infrastructural needs of users for effective implementation. This research was conceived as a part of an extended study to assess sanitation needs in the city of Warangal, Telangana, India. The aim of this study is, specifically, to understand the needs of women for public toilets (PTs) and sanitation facilities. This article presents the results from the analysis of interviews conducted among a cross section of women from various walks of life, and of different ages and qualifications. The interviews were subjectively parsed and interlinked by two independent women reviewers unacquainted with the project. The raw qualitative data was then text analysed, and networks were created to map the co-occurring concepts. This exercise led to the revelation that there is a need for

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“…Toilets in theatres, schools, restaurants, bars, shopping centres and sports facilities, in particular, may experience short periods of very heavy use. These facilities are considered important public infrastructure since they are vital for the maintenance of accessible, sustainable and comfortable urban spaces (Greed, 2004). Contamination through heavy use of toilets could present a far greater risk than indoor transmission in a public venue because there are additional risks from the production of urinary and faecal aerosol.…”

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What is the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 from the use of public toilets?

Dancer

Hart

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Science of The Total Environment

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Public toilets may act as a contact hub point for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. • All accepted transmission mechanisms for SARS-CoV-2 co-exist in a public toilet. • Faecal and urinary derived aerosols contain viable SARS-CoV-2 virus. • Issues over space, ventilation, frequency of use, cleaning and maintenance compound the transmission risk. • Actions to prevent COVID-19 infection are offered in lieu of supportive scientific evidence.

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Public toilets: the need for compulsory provision

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Public Toilets: An Exploratory Study on the Demands, Needs, and Expectations in Turkey

Public Toilets: An Exploratory Study on the Demands, Needs, and Expectations in Turkey

A Narrative Exposition on Public Toilet Usage by Women: A Study from Warangal

What is the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 from the use of public toilets?

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