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Eau Canada

The Future of Canada's Water

edited by Karen Bakker

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Natural Resources, Hydrology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ecology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774840095
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774813402
    Publish Date
    Jan 2007
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774813396
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

As the sustainability of our natural resources is increasingly questioned, Canadians remain stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is under threat. Eau Canada assembles the country’s top water experts to discuss our most pressing water issues. Perspectives from a broad range of thinkers – geographers, environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic and political scientists, and economists – reflect the diversity of concerns in water management. Arguing that weak governance is at the heart of Canada’s water problems, this timely book identifies our key failings, explores debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters, exports, and privatization, and maps out solutions for protecting our most important resource.

About the author

Karen Bakker is Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology, director of the Program on Water Governance, and a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia.

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Editorial Reviews

The volume skillfully brings together the perspective form 28 of Canada’s top water experts who debate Canada’ most critical water issues and resolutions … The public at large, the academic community, water supply managers, environmental and water policy analysts, government officials, community groups and politicians from across Canada will find this book a high-quality read … The resulting product gives the interested by non-technical reader a straightforward tool for use in understanding the insidious and complex problems plaguing water governance in Canada.

Horizons, vol. 9, no. 1