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OverviewAs the sustainability of our natural resources is increasingly questioned, Canadians remain stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is under threat. Eau Canada assembles the country’s top water experts to discuss our most pressing water issues. Perspectives from a broad range of thinkers – geographers, environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic and political scientists, and economists – reflect the diversity of concerns in water management. Arguing that weak governance is at the heart of Canada’s water problems, this timely book identifies our key failings, explores debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters, exports, and privatization, and maps out solutions for protecting our most important resource. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen BakkerPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.760kg ISBN: 9780774813396ISBN 10: 0774813393 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 29 November 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword / David Schindler Preface / Karen Bakker Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction / Karen Bakker PART 1 Muddy Waters: How Well Are We Governing Canada's Waters? 2 Great Wet North? Canada's Myth of Water Abundance / John B. Sprague 3 On Guard for Thee? Water (Ab)uses and Management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole and Dianne Draper 4 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Taking Canada's Groundwater for Granted / Linda Nowlan 5 Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of Water Governance in Canada / Rob de Loe and Reid Kreutzwiser Is Canada's Water Safe? A Photo Essay PART 2 Whose Water? Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Transboundary Management 6 Whose Water? Canadian Water Management and the Challenges of Jurisdictional Fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders and Michael M. Wenig 7 Drawers of Water: Water Diversions in Canada and Beyond / Frederic Lasserre 8 Thirsty Neighbours: A Century of Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance / Ralph Pentland and Adele Hurley PART 3 Blue Gold: Privatization, Water Rights, and Water Markets 9 Commons or Commodity? The Debate over Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply / Karen Bakker 10 Liquid Gold: Water Markets in Canada / Ted Horbulyk 11 Trading our Common Heritage? The Debate over Water Rights Transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen and Anastasia Lintner PART 4 Waterwise: Pathways to Better Water Management 12 A Tangled Web: Reworking Canada's Water Laws / Paul Muldoon and Theresa McClenaghan 13 Are the Prices Right? Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability in Water Pricing / Steven Renzetti 14 Moving Water Conservation to Centre Stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, and Michael M'Gonigle PART 5 Water Worldviews: Politics, Culture, and Ethics 15 The Land Is Dry: Indigenous Peoples, Water, and Environmental Justice / Ardith Walkem 16 Half-Empty or Half-Full? Water Politics and the Canadian National Imaginary / Andrew Biro 17 Rising Waves, Old Charts, Nervous Passengers: Navigating toward a New Water Ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, and Bruce Mitchell 18 Conclusion: Governing Canada's Waters Wisely / Karen Bakker Appendices 1 A Survey of Water Governance Legislation and Policies in the Provinces and Territories 2 Additional Resources and Reading 3 The Waterkeeper Alliance Contributors IndexReviewsThe volume skillfully brings together the perspective form 28 of Canada's top water experts who debate Canada' most critical water issues and resolutions ... The public at large, the academic community, water supply managers, environmental and water policy analysts, government officials, community groups and politicians from across Canada will find this book a high-quality read ... The resulting product gives the interested by non-technical reader a straightforward tool for use in understanding the insidious and complex problems plaguing water governance in Canada. -- Connie Delisle, Strategic Advisor, Policy Research Initiative, Government of Canada Horizons, vol. 9, no. 1 Author InformationKaren Bakker is a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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