Eau Canada :  the future of Canada's water / 
edited by Karen Bakker. 
 - Vancouver :  UBC Press,  c2007. 
 - xix, 417 pages :  ill., maps. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. I. Muddy waters : how well are we governing Canada's waters? Great wet North? Canada's myth of water abundance / John B. Sprague ; On guard for thee? Water (ab)uses and management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole, Dianne Draper ; Out of sight, out of mind? Taking Canada's groundwater for granted / Linda Nowlan ; Challenging the status quo : the evolution of water governance in Canada / Rob de Loe, Reid Kreutzwiser -- pt. II. Whose water? Jurisdictional fragmentation and transboundary management. Whose water? Canadian water management and the challenges of jurisdictional fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders, Michael M. Wenig ; Drawers of water : water diversions in Canada and beyond / Frederic Lasserre ; Thirsty neighbours : a century of Canada-US transboundary water governance / Ralph Pentland, Adele Hurley -- pt. III. Blue gold : privatization, water rights, and water markets. Commons or commodity? The debate over private sector involvement in water supply / Karen Bakker ; Liquid gold : water markets in Canada / Theodore M. Horbulyk ; Trading our common heritage? The debate over water rights transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen, Anastasia M. Lintner -- pt. IV. Waterwise : pathways to better water management. A tangled web : reworking Canada's water laws / Paul Muldoon, Theresa McClenaghan ; Are the prices right? Balancing efficiency, equity, and sustainability in water pricing / Steven Renzetti ; Moving water conservation to centre stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, Michael M'Gonigle -- pt. V. Water worldviews : politics, culture, and ethics. The land is dry : indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice / Ardith Walkem ; Half-empty or half-full? Water politics and the Canadian national imaginary / Andrew Biro ; Rising waves, old charts, nervous passenger : navigating toward a new water ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, Bruce Mitchell ; Conclusion: Governing Canada's waters wisely / Karen Bakker. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780774813396 0774813393 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007405450 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20069053758 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water--Canada.<br/>Agua--Canadá<br/>Water--Government policy--Canada.<br/>Agua--Política gubernamental--Canadá<br/>Water use--Canada.<br/>Aprovechamiento del agua <br/>Water conservation--Canada.<br/>Conservación del agua <br/>Water-supply--Canada.<br/>Water resources development--Canada.<br/>Water rights--Canada.<br/>Derecho al agua--Canadá 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>001 HD 1696  / E14 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.91/00971