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Canadian water politics : conflicts and institutions /
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 wate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2008
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages): illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-373) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773575950 0773575952 1282866427 9781282866423 9786612866425 661286642X |