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

• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.9100971
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: Sproule-JonesMark <1941-> JohnsCarolyn <1967-> (Carolyn M.) HeinmillerB. Timothy <1975->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Canadian water politics
• ISBN: 1-282-86642-7; 9786612866425; 0-7735-7595-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816587803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II