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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816587803321

Titolo

Canadian water politics : conflicts and institutions / / edited by Mark Sproule-Jones, Carolyn Johns and B. Timothy Heinmiller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-86642-7

9786612866425

0-7735-7595-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Sproule-JonesMark <1941->

JohnsCarolyn <1967-> (Carolyn M.)

HeinmillerB. Timothy <1975->

Disciplina

333.9100971

Soggetti

Water resources development - Canada

Water - Government policy - Canada

Water - Canada - Management

Water-supply - Canada

Water use - Canada

Water conservation - Canada

Water rights - Canada

Eau - Gestion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-373) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Background -- Institutions, instruments, and property rights for water resource management in Canada -- The politics of water withdrawals -- The politics of water pollution -- The politics of in-stream water uses -- Conclusion: Institutions and water governance in Canada.

Sommario/riassunto

Canadian Water Politics explores the nature of water use conflicts and the need for institutional designs and reforms to meet the governance challenges now and in the future. The editors present an overview of the properties of water, the nature of water uses, and the institutions that underpin water politics. Contributors highlight specific water policy concerns and conflicts in various parts of Canada and cover issues ranging from the Walkerton drinking water tragedy, water export



policy, Great Lakes pollution, St Lawrence River shipping, Alberta irrigation and oil production, and fisheries management on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.