Water without Borders?: Canada, the United States, and Shared Waters
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Overview
Water without Borders? is designed to help readers develop a balanced understanding of the most pressing shared water issues between Canada and the United States. The contributors explore possible frictions between governance institutions and contemporary management issues, illustrated through analyses of five specific transboundary water “flashpoints.” The volume offers both a historical survey of transboundary governance mechanisms and a forward-looking assessment of new models of governance that will allow us to manage water wisely in the future.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442612372 |
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| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Publication date: | 09/11/2013 |
| Pages: | 296 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Alice Cohen is an associate professor in the departments of earth & environmental science and environmental & sustainability studies at Acadia University.
Karen Bakker is Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology, director of the Program on Water , and a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
PART ONE
ISSUES, APPROACHES, AND CHALLENGES
- Indigenous Peoples and Water: Governing Across Borders - Merrell-Ann S. Phare (lawyer and the founding Executive Director of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, a national First Nation charitable environmental organisation)
- Rise of the Local? Delegation and Devolution in Transboundary Water - Emma S. Norman (Northwest Indian College, Geography) and Karen Bakker (University of British Columbia, Geography)
- The IJC and Transboundary Water Disputes: Past, Present, and Future - Murray Clamen (McGill University, Bisource Engineering)
- Continental Bulk Water Transfers: Chimera or Real Possibility? - Frédéric Lasserre (Université du Québec, Geography)
- Key Challenges in Canada-U.S. Water - Ralph Pentland (Chair of Canadian Water Issues Council)
PART TWO
FLASHPOINTS, CONFLICT, AND COOPERATION
- The Columbia River Treaty - John Shurts (General Counsel of Northwest Power and Conservation Council) and Richard Paisley (University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre)
- Apportionment of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers - Nigel Bankes (University of Calgary, Natural Resource Law) and Elizabeth Bourget (Enivronmental and Water Resources Institute)
- Devils Lake and Red River Basin - Norman Brandson (former Deputy Minister of the department of the Environment, Conservation and Water Stewardship with the government of Manitoba) and Robert Hearne (North Dakota State University, Agribusiness and Applied Economics)
- The Transboundary Flathead Basin - Harvey Locke (Vice President for Conservation Strategy with The WILD Foundation and Strategic Adviser for the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative) and Matthew McKinney (Director of the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana)
- The Great Lakes: A Model of Transboundary Cooperation - Jamie Linton (Queen's University, Geography) and Noah Hall (Wayne State University Law School)
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
- Conclusion - Alice Cohen (Clark University, Geography), Emma S. Norman (Michigan Technological University, Social Sciences, Environmental and Energy Program), and Karen Bakker (University of British Columbia, Geography, Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology, director of the Program on Water )
What People are Saying About This
"Water Without Borders offers important lessons for managing water across one of the longest political borders in the world: Canada - U.S. frontier. This book shows how the increased participation by citizen activists and watershed groups is improving water governance.. Water without Borders is a must read for anyone interested in protecting shared waterways and fortifying strong communities for the 21st Century."
"Water Without Borders? is a unique and indispensable read for both American and Canadian defenders of the right to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water. The rules that govern the relationship between Canada and the United States as it relates to shared water resources will predict the success or failure of any law enacted alone."
“This is an important book that could potentially directly influence public policy with respect to water in Canada for decades to come.”
“This is an important book that could potentially directly influence public policy with respect to water in Canada for decades to come.”
"Water Without Borders? is a unique and indispensable read for both American and Canadian defenders of the right to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water. The rules that govern the relationship between Canada and the United States as it relates to shared water resources will predict the success or failure of any law enacted alone."