The book ‘Right to Toilet’ looks at the basic human amenities for toilet and sanitation. These present a shocking and stinking picture, especially for women, girls and the poor living in slums and villages. While information and education have become the ‘rights’ of the Indian citizen, the provisions of toilets and drinking water are not so. The author suggests to aggressively provide the toilets and sanitation infrastructure all over as a basic human need and making India open defecation free.
A. K. Jain, an architect and town planner, is a member of the advisory board of UN-Habitat. He is a Fellow of the Eastern Asia Region Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH), International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP), Indian Institute of Architects, Institute of Town Planners and the Indian Buildings Congress. He studied at Delhi School of Planning and Architecture, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam and University of Birmingham. He is on Editorial Board of the International Journal of Environmental Studies (UK). As Commissioner Planning, Delhi Development Authority, he worked on the Master Plan for Delhi 2021, besides other planning and infrastructure projects. Mr. Jain is a visiting faculty at Delhi School of Planning and Architecture and has authored several papers and books including Urban Housing and Slums and Urban Land Policy and Public-Private Partnerships.
Foreword—Preface—Introduction--Toilets and Public Conveniences, Toilets in Indian Slums--Issues and Obstacles--Sustainability of Toilets and Sanitation--Management Options and Community Participation,--Toilet Norms and Standards--Toilet Planning and Design--Maintenance and Management--Glossary--Chronology of Sanitation Programs in India—Bibliography--Index,
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