Water Policy and Governance in Canada (eBook)

Part 1. Introduction and Background.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Hydrological and Policy Contexts for Water in Canada.- 3. Water Policy in Canada.- 4. Sustainability, Society and Water: The Changing Streams of Canadian Water Law.- 5. Reconciliation and Relationality in Water Research and Management in Canada: Implementing Indigenous Ontologies, Epistemologies, and Methodologies.- Part 2. International and Transboundary.- 6. Placing Canada’s Water Policies in an International Context.- 7. Water Security and Adaptation to Climate Extremes in Transboundary Rivers of North America.- 8. Transcending Borders through Postcolonial Water Governance? Indigenous Water Governance across the Canada-US Border.- 9. The Great Lakes, Water Quality and Water Policy in Canada.- Part 3. Economics.- 10. Water Valuation.- 11. Water Pricing in Canada.- Part 4. Politics and Governance/Management.- 12. The Politics of Water Policy Development in Canada.- 13. Coordinating Water Policies: Necessary, but not Sufficient.- 14. Managing the Fraser River Basin.- 15. Indigenizing Water Governance in Canada.- Part 5. Drinking Water Policy.- 16. Canadian Drinking Water Policy: Jurisdictional Variation in the Context of Decentralized Water Governance.- 17. Preparing for Success – Drinking Water Safety Plans and Lessons Learned from Alberta: Policy Considerations Contextualized for Small Systems.- 18. Public Health at the Watershed Scale.- 19. Chlorination of Drinking Water – Scientific Evidence and Policy Implications.- Part 6. Case Studies.- 20. Patchy Resources for the Governance of Canada’s Resource Patches: How Hydraulic Fracturing is Illuminating the Need to Improve Water Governance in Canada.- 21. Agricultural and Water in Canada – Challenges and Reform for the 21 C.- Part 7. Emerging Issues and Perspectives.- 22. Shifting Perspectives in an Era of Complexity and Change: Incorporating Resilience into the Water Governance of Canadian Drainage Basins.- 23. Geomatics & Water Policy.