TY - JOUR
T1 - The ethical imperative
T2 - A Commentary on Karen Bakker's Privatizing Water
AU - Gidwani, Vinay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Urban Research Publications Limited.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - The virtuosity of Karen Bakker's book, Privatizing Water, lies in its depth of understanding and methodical assessment of water provision, its refusal to lapse into the easy embrace of entrenched dichotomies, and its relentless commitment to asking how we can find solutions to urban water crises that are workable and just. Bakker strives to extend this notion of justice to both the human and non-human realms. Whether she succeeds is moot, because 'ecological rights', as Bakker terms them, ultimately remain firmly bound to the anthropocentric: the future possibility of 'human' and 'community' rights.
AB - The virtuosity of Karen Bakker's book, Privatizing Water, lies in its depth of understanding and methodical assessment of water provision, its refusal to lapse into the easy embrace of entrenched dichotomies, and its relentless commitment to asking how we can find solutions to urban water crises that are workable and just. Bakker strives to extend this notion of justice to both the human and non-human realms. Whether she succeeds is moot, because 'ecological rights', as Bakker terms them, ultimately remain firmly bound to the anthropocentric: the future possibility of 'human' and 'community' rights.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Urbanization
KW - Water
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U2 - 10.1111/1468-2427.12282
DO - 10.1111/1468-2427.12282
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:84959059090
SN - 0309-1317
VL - 39
SP - 1040
EP - 1042
JO - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
JF - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
IS - 5
ER -
