The Human Right to Water: The Importance of Domestic and Productive Water Rights

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 849-868

  Hall, Ralph P ^a   Van Koppen, Barbara ^b   Van Houweling, Emily ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Domestic plus; Gender; Human right to water; Livelihoods; Multiple use water services

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INCOME; RURAL POPULATION; WATER; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84911915827     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 14715546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-013-9499-3     Document Type: Article

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