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

• Pubblicazione: Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.9100971
• Soggetto topico: Water-supply - Social aspects - Canada; Water-supply - Government policy - Canada; Water quality management - Social aspects - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada
• Persona (resp. second.): DavidsonSeanna L.; LintonJamie; MabeeWarren E.
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Often when water is thought about, the focus is on problems, challenges, and crises. In November 2012, a group of researchers came together at Queen’s University with the idea that it is more illuminating and constructive to think about water as an opportunity. Water as a Social Opportunity conveys the idea that the ways in which society responds to water-related challenges has the potential to yield a variety of positive outcomes not just for water, or the economy, but for society more broadly. Contributors consider water issues across Canada from this original perspective, and suggest this concept as a basis for developing a long-overdue national water strategy in Canada.
• Titolo autorizzato: Water as a social opportunity
• ISBN: 1-55339-436-4; 1-55339-437-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811987903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Queen's policy studies.