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Eau Canada : the future of Canada's water
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Eau Canada : the future of Canada's water

Author: Karen J Bakker
Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Karen J Bakker
ISBN: 9780774813396 0774813393 9780774813402 0774813407
OCLC Number: 71812334
Description: xix, 417 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Appendices.
Other Titles: Future of Canada's water
Responsibility: edited by Karen Bakker.
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