In this chapter, the author demonstrates the importance of reducing public urination and defecation from a health perspective. She then highlights the complex interplay between access to washroom facilities and cultural norms, and takes a tour of current toileting facilities.
Lezlie Lowe is a freelance journalist and journalism instructor based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been recognized for her long-form journalism by the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Atlantic Journalism Awards. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of King's College, where she also teaches in the Journalism department. No Place To Go: Answering the Call of Nature in the Urban Jungle is her first book.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.