Eau Canada: The Future of Canada’s Water

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Eau Canada: The Future of Canada’s Water Editor: Karen Bakker Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: University of British Columbia Press
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Pages: 440 Illustrations and other contents: 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 2 figures, 23 tables Language: English ISBN: 9780774813396 Category:

Canada has long been seen as a land of natural bounty – a country of lush forests, abundant agriculture, and pristine lakes. Even as the sustainability of many of our resources has been questioned, Canadians have remained stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is, in fact, 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 a more sustainable future.Water is arguably the most important resource of our time. How we govern it today has critical consequences for our future. Eau Canada provides a powerful discussion of the most controversial and pressing water issues facing Canadians today.

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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. -- Connie Delisle, Strategic Advisor, Policy Research Initiative, Government of Canada * Horizons, vol. 9, no. 1 *

Author Biography

Karen Bakker is a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.