Implementing an evolving human right through water and sanitation policy

Water Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-133

  Meier, Benjamin Mason ^a   Kayser, Georgia Lyn ^a   Amjad, Urooj Quezon ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global water governance; Human rights; Human rights indicators; United Nations; Water and sanitation policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875193255     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2012.198     Document Type: Article

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