Engineering sciences

While access to water and hygiene is recognized as a fundamental right, the supply of public showers in Brussels remains largely insufficient and poorly distributed. In a new publication from Brussels Studies, three ULB historians - Pauline Bacquaert, Chloé Deligne and Sophie Richelle - together with French geographer colleagues, analyze the current shortcomings, history and uses of public showers in Brussels, and sketch out concrete avenues for rethinking these essential services.