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Title:

Eau Canada : the future of Canada's water / edited by Karen Bakker.

Publisher:

UBC Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xix, 417 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Water--Canada.
Water--Government policy--Canada.
Water use--Canada.
Water conservation--Canada.
Water-supply--Canada.
Water--Management.
Water rights--Canada.

Other Authors:

Bakker, Karen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

pt. I. Muddy waters : how well are we governing Canada's waters? Great wet North? Canada's myth of water abundance / John B. Sprague ; On guard for thee? Water (ab)uses and management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole, Dianne Draper ; Out of sight, out of mind? Taking Canada's groundwater for granted / Linda Nowlan ; Challenging the status quo : the evolution of water governance in Canada / Rob de Loe, Reid Kreutzwiser -- pt. II. Whose water? Jurisdictional fragmentation and transboundary management. Whose water? Canadian water management and the challenges of jurisdictional fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders, Michael M. Wenig ; Drawers of water : water diversions in Canada and beyond / Frederic Lasserre ; Thirsty neighbours : a century of Canada-US transboundary water governance / Ralph Pentland, Adele Hurley -- pt. III. Blue gold : privatization, water rights, and water markets. Commons or commodity? The debate over private sector involvement in water supply / Karen Bakker ; Liquid gold : water markets in Canada / Theodore M. Horbulyk ; Trading our common heritage? The debate over water rights transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen, Anastasia M. Lintner -- pt. IV. Waterwise : pathways to better water management. A tangled web : reworking Canada's water laws / Paul Muldoon, Theresa McClenaghan ; Are the prices right? Balancing efficiency, equity, and sustainability in water pricing / Steven Renzetti ; Moving water conservation to centre stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, Michael M'Gonigle -- pt. V. Water worldviews : politics, culture, and ethics. The land is dry : indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice / Ardith Walkem ; Half-empty or half-full? Water politics and the Canadian national imaginary / Andrew Biro ; Rising waves, old charts, nervous passenger : navigating toward a new water ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, Bruce Mitchell ; Conclusion: Governing Canada's waters wisely / Karen Bakker.

ISBN:

0774813393
9780774813396

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71812334

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)