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

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Bakker, Karen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Water--Canada.
• Water--Government policy--Canada.
• Water use--Canada.
• Water conservation--Canada.
• Water-supply--Canada.
• Water-supply.
• Water rights.
• Water conservation.
• Water use.
• Water--Government policy.
• Water.
• Canada.
• Water quality management.
• Water-supply--Management.
• Water leakage--Management.
• Water rights--Canada.
• Eurasian Union--Gestion.
• Eurasian Union.

Physical Description:

xix, 417 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2007]

Summary:

As 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.

Contents:

• 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 23
• 3 On Guard for Thee? Water (Ab)uses and Management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole, Dianne Draper 37
• 4 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Taking Canada's Groundwater for Granted / Linda Nowlan 55
• 5 Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of Water Governance in Canada / Rob de Loe, Reid Kreutzwiser 85
• Is Canada's Water Safe? A Photo Essay 105
• Part 2 Whose Water? Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Transboundary Management
• 6 Whose Water? Canadian Water Management and the Challenges of Jurisdictional Fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders, Michael M. Wenig 119
• 7 Drawers of Water: Water Diversions in Canada and Beyond / Frederic Lasserre 143
• 8 Thirsty Neighbours: A Century of Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance / Ralph Pentland, Adele Hurley 163
• Part 3 Blue Cold: Privatization, Water Rights, and Water Markets
• 9 Commons or Commodity? The Debate over Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply / Karen Bakker 185
• 10 Liquid Gold: Water Markets in Canada / Theodore M. Horbulyk 205
• 11 Trading our Common Heritage? The Debate over Water Rights Transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen, Anastasia M. Lintner 219
• Part 4 Waterwise: Pathways to Better Water Management
• 12 A Tangled Web: Reworking Canada's Water Laws / Paul Muldoon, Theresa McClenaghan 245
• 13 Are the Prices Right? Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability in Water Pricing / Steven Renzetti 263
• 14 Moving Water Conservation to Centre Stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, Michael M'Gonigle 281
• Part 5 Water Worldviews: Politics, Culture, and Ethics
• 15 The Land Is Dry: Indigenous Peoples, Water, and Environmental Justice / Ardith Walkem 303
• 16 Half-Empty or Half-Full? Water Politics and the Canadian National Imaginary / Andrew Biro 321
• 17 Rising Waves, Old Charts, Nervous Passengers: Navigating toward a New Water Ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, Bruce Mitchell 335
• 18 Conclusion: Governing Canada's Waters Wisely / Karen Bakker 359
• 1 A Survey of Water Governance Legislation and Policies in the Provinces and Territories 369
• 2 Additional Resources and Reading 393
• 3 The Waterkeeper Alliance 396.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780774813396

OCLC:

71812334

Publisher Number:

9780774813396