The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation

ISBN-13: 9781108837248 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Heller, Léo

Opis

A comprehensive overview of the human rights to water and sanitation, exploring theoretical, conceptual, and practical aspects.

Recenzje

'A brilliant synopsis of scholarly debates and a powerful tool through which scholars, policymakers and activists might invest human rights with greater meaning.' Alex Loftus, Department of Geography, King's College London

Spis treści

Part I. The human rights to water and sanitation: background; 1. Emergence and consolidation of legal obligations; 2. The meaning of the human rights to water and sanitation; 3. Controversies around the human rights to water and sanitation; Part II. Drivers for the realization and violation of the HRtWS; 4. Neoliberalism and privatization; 5. Business activities with an emphasis on megaprojects; 6. Development cooperation in water and sanitation; Part III. Policies; 7. Regulation of water and sanitation services; 8. Accountability in the water and sanitation sector; 9. Affordability in the access to services; 10. Progressive realization of the human rights to water and sanitation; Part IV. People; 11. The gender dimension; 12. Forcibly displaced persons; 13. Spheres of life beyond the household with an emphasis on public spaces.