1. World problems
  2. Excreting in public places

Excreting in public places

  • Urinating in public
  • Defecating in public
  • Random defecation

Background

Public toilets in Europe had revenues of $500 million in 1992.

Incidence

In the early 1980s, New York's transit authority began closing its 2,000 underground facilities because of vandalism. The lack of public facilities, combined with an increase in homelessness, has produced a "wave of public urination" in the city.

Broader

Narrower

Aggravates

Malodorous fumes
Presentable

Aggravated by

Homelessness
Excellent
Faecal incontinence
Unpresentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Living conditions » Living conditions
  • Government » Public
  • Medicine » Digestive system » Digestive system
  • Medicine » Urogenital system » Urogenital system
  • Societal problems » Effluent
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E1602
    DOCID
    11516020
    D7NID
    155399
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020