Eau Canada
Subtitle: the future of Canada's water
By: edited by Karen Bakker.
Contributors: Bakker, Karen J.
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
ISBN-13: 9780774813396
Subjects: Water -- Canada; Water -- Government policy -- Canada; Water use -- Canada; Water conservation -- Canada; Water-supply -- Canada; Water -- Management; Water rights -- Canada
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Muddy waters : how well are we governing Canada's waters? Great wet North? Canada's myth of water abundance / John B. Sprague; title: On guard for thee? Water (ab)uses and management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole, Dianne Draper; title: Out of sight, out of mind? Taking Canada's groundwater for granted / Linda Nowlan; title: Challenging the status quo : the evolution of water governance in Canada / Rob de Lëo, Reid Kreutzwiser; title: 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; title: Drawers of water : water diversions in Canada and beyond / Frederic Lasserre; title: Thirsty neighbours : a century of Canada-US transboundary water governance / Ralph Pentland, Adèle Hurley; title: pt. III. Blue gold : privatization, water rights, and water markets. Commons or commodity? The debate over private sector involvement in water supply / Karen Bakker; title: Liquid gold : water markets in Canada / Theodore M. Horbulyk; title: Trading our common heritage? The debate over water rights transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen, Anastasia M. Lintner; title: pt. IV. Waterwise : pathways to better water management. A tangled web : reworking Canada's water laws / Paul Muldoon, Theresa McClenaghan; title: Are the prices right? Balancing efficiency, equity, and sustainability in water pricing / Steven Renzetti; title: Moving water conservation to centre stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, Michael M'Gonigle; title: pt. V. Water worldviews : politics, culture, and ethics. The land is dry : indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice / Ardith Walkem; title: Half-empty or half-full? Water politics and the Canadian national imaginary / Andrew Biro; title: Rising waves, old charts, nervous passengers : navigating toward a new water ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, Bruce Mitchell; title: Conclusion: Governing Canada's waters wisely / Karen Bakker.