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Freshwater politics in Canada / Peter Clancy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2014]Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442609280
  • 1442609281
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Freshwater politics in Canada.DDC classification:
  • 333.730971 23
LOC classification:
  • TC426 .C63 2014eb
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
  • coll13
Online resources:
Contents:
Part One: Freshwater Politics. 1 Water Politics as Diversity -- Case Study: James-West River Watershed -- 2 Power and Freshwater -- Case Study: Boat Harbour Watershed -- 3 Group Politics and Water -- Case Study: Athabasca River Watershed -- 4 The Freshwater State -- Case Study: Souris River Watershed.
Part Two: Fields of Engagement -- 5 Fisheries and Pollution -- Case Study: Miramichi River Watershed -- 6 Irrigation Politics -- Case Study: Oldman River Watershed -- 7 Flooding and Flood Control -- Case Study: Red River Watershed -- 8 Hydro-power -- Case Study: La Grande River Watershed -- 9 Groundwater Politics -- Case Study: PEI Groundwatersheds -- 10 Emerging Trends in Canadian Freshwater Politics -- Case Study: Mackenzie Basin Watershed.
Summary: Freshwater is in great supply across much of Canada. However, competing and changing demands on its use are leading to ever more complex political arrangements. This volume offers an integrated survey of that complexity, combining historical and contemporary cases in a conceptually-informed exploration of water politics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: Freshwater Politics. 1 Water Politics as Diversity -- Case Study: James-West River Watershed -- 2 Power and Freshwater -- Case Study: Boat Harbour Watershed -- 3 Group Politics and Water -- Case Study: Athabasca River Watershed -- 4 The Freshwater State -- Case Study: Souris River Watershed.

Part Two: Fields of Engagement -- 5 Fisheries and Pollution -- Case Study: Miramichi River Watershed -- 6 Irrigation Politics -- Case Study: Oldman River Watershed -- 7 Flooding and Flood Control -- Case Study: Red River Watershed -- 8 Hydro-power -- Case Study: La Grande River Watershed -- 9 Groundwater Politics -- Case Study: PEI Groundwatersheds -- 10 Emerging Trends in Canadian Freshwater Politics -- Case Study: Mackenzie Basin Watershed.

Freshwater is in great supply across much of Canada. However, competing and changing demands on its use are leading to ever more complex political arrangements. This volume offers an integrated survey of that complexity, combining historical and contemporary cases in a conceptually-informed exploration of water politics.

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