Water policy and governance in Canada

• Other Authors: Renzetti, Steven (Editor), Dupont, Diane P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Cham] : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Global issues in water policy ; 17.
• Subjects: Water rights > Canada.; Water-supply > Canada.; Canada.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319428062; 9783319428055
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book provides an insightful and critical assessment of the state of Canadian water governance and policy. It adopts a multidisciplinary variety of perspectives and considers local, basin, provincial and national scales. Canada?s leading authorities from the social sciences, life and natural sci...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication; Foreword; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction and Background; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Background and€Objectives; 1.2 Contents of€Volume; 1.3 Major Policy Issues Addressed in€Volume; 1.3.1 Institutional Fragmentation; 1.3.2 First Nations and€Water; 1.3.3 Economic Dimensions of€Water; 1.3.4 Transboundary Issues and€Canadian Water Management in€International Context; 1.3.5 Emerging Issues and€Policy Responses; References; Chapter 2: The Hydrological and€Policy Contexts for€Water in€Canada; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hydrological Context; 2.2.1 Water Quantity.
• 2.2.2 Water Use2.2.3 Water Quality; 2.2.4 Flooding; 2.2.5 Wetlands; 2.2.6 Drought; 2.2.7 Permafrost; 2.3 Policy Context; 2.3.1 Role of€Different Levels of€Government; 2.3.2 Disengagement by the€Federal Government; 2.3.3 Water as€a€Human Right; 2.4 Implications; References; Chapter 3: Water Policy in€Canada; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Scope and€Dimensions of€the€Water Allocation Decision; 3.3 Attributes of€Water Allocation Policies; 3.4 Current Water Allocation Practices in€Canada; 3.5 Challenges for€Effective Water Allocation; References.
• Chapter 4: Changing Currents: A€Case Study in€the€Evolution of€Water Law in€Western Canada4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water Jurisdiction and€Allocation Systems in€Canada; 4.2.1 Jurisdiction Over Water; 4.2.2 Water Allocation Systems and€How They Work in€Canada; 4.3 The Origins of€Western Water Law-Foundational Principles in€the€Current Context; 4.4 Critiques of€Western Water Law; 4.5 The Evolution of€Water Law-A Case Study in€British Columbia; 4.5.1 British Columbia's New Water Sustainability Act; 4.5.2 Contested Crown Ownership; 4.5.3 First in€Time, First in€Right (FITFIR) "Off-ramps."
• 4.5.4 Incentives for€Efficiency and€Water Sustainability Planning4.5.5 Water for€Nature; 4.6 Changing Currents-Toward a€Twenty-first Century Approach; References; Chapter 5: Reconciliation and€Relationality in€Water Research and€Management in€Canada: Implementing Indigenous Ontologies, Epistemologies, and€Methodologies; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Storm Clouds on€the€Horizon: A€Brief Introduction to€500+ Years of€Indigenous-Settler Relations; 5.3 Sandbagging Knowledge: Barriers to€Integrative Approaches to€Water Research and€Management; 5.4 Skimming the€Surface: What the€Literature Tells Us.
• 5.5 Diving Deeper: Indigenous and€Western Water Knowledge-Holders Tell Us More5.5.1 We Need to€Challenge the€Dichotomy Discourse; 5.5.2 We Need to€Acknowledge That Power Dynamics Exist; 5.5.3 We Need to€Develop Awareness About€Indigenous Rights and€Indigenous Responsibilities; 5.5.4 We Need Innovative Strategies to€Effectively Implement Integrative Water Research and€Management; 5.6 Tacking Left, Tacking Right, and€Coming About: Policy Implications; 5.7 When Two Waters Meet, Tides Can Turn: Policy Recommendations; 5.8 As Long as€the€Rivers Flow : Concluding Comments; References.