Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.
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| author | Patel, Darshana (Darshana Dinubhai), 1972- |
| author2 | Balakrishnan Rajagopal. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/694272019-04-11T12:18:34Z Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access Human rights based approach to water access Patel, Darshana (Darshana Dinubhai), 1972- Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-80). An interdisciplinary and qualitative study was undertaken to determine whether a human rights based approach would ensure each person's access to a water supply sufficient to meet her basic needs. A human right to water shows promise as a strategy for ensuring universal access to water if a broad, comprehensive human rights theory is ascribed to. In a coherent, comprehensive human rights theory, human rights are interdependent and indivisible from other human rights and are predicated upon a core unifying principle such as justice or human dignity for all. The language of many human rights documents indicates that a coherent, comprehensive human rights system was envisioned, but the practices and actions of many countries over the past fifty years indicate that this vision is strongly resisted. Absent such a comprehensive theory of human rights, a human right to water can have great impact as a moral and ethical justification that planners and policy-makers can use to implement programs that increase access to water. A human right to water can also increase participation in a dialogue about water management. This discussion concerning water management must be undertaken soon since a water crisis is looming and water wars are predicted. by Darshana Patel. M.C.P. 2012-02-29T17:26:28Z 2012-02-29T17:26:28Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69427 48272831 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 80 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Patel, Darshana (Darshana Dinubhai), 1972- Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
| title | Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
| title_full | Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
| title_fullStr | Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
| title_short | Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access |
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| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69427 |
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