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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467876403321

Titolo

Water as a social opportunity / / edited by Seanna L. Davidson, Jamie Linton, and Warren E. Mabee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-55339-436-4

1-55339-437-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Collana

Queen's policy studies series

Disciplina

333.9100971

Soggetti

Water-supply - Social aspects - Canada

Water-supply - Government policy - Canada

Water quality management - Social aspects - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a workshop held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on November 1, 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Water as a social opportunity / Jamie Linton -- Water as an opportunity to reconcile societal goals of prosperity, equity and sustainability : the seven water habits of a highly successful society / Ralph Pentland -- Water : an ethical opportunity for Canada / Jeremy J. Schmidt -- Water governance : restoring sustainable use through indigenous values / Merrell-Ann S. Phare and Brendan Mulligan -- Water as a governance opportunity / Alice Cohen -- Changing societal values : implications for water management and social opportunities / Henning Bjornlund and Vibeke Bjornlund -- Reconsidering recent trends in municipal governance : lessons from water supply in Ontario, Canada / Kathryn Furlong -- The Great Lakes futures roundtable as watershed governance / Rick Findlay -- Water as an opportunity for social engagement : the tale of two strategies / Hilary Van Welter -- Waterlution / Seanna Davidson -- Conclusion / Seanna Davidson.