Description
Book SynopsisFreshwater is in great supply across much of Canada. However, competing and changing demands on its use are leading to ever more complex political arrangements. This volume offers an integrated survey of that complexity, combining historical and contemporary cases in a conceptually-informed exploration of water politics. It offers a set of tools, frameworks, and applications that enable readers to recognize and explore the political dimensions of freshwater.
The opening chapters introduce core concepts such as power, organized interests, knowledge systems, and the state. They are followed by chapters discussing freshwater subsectors including fisheries, irrigation, flood control, hydropower, and groundwater. A series of topical themes is addressed, including salmon conservation, Aboriginal water interests, hydraulic fracturing, regulatory revisions, and interjurisdictional management. A final section explores emerging trends in freshwater governance.
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Trade Review
Unlike a substantial portion of the water politics/governance literature, Freshwater Politics in Canada puts to good use contributions from the discipline of history. Indeed, one of Clancy's central findings is that the power structures shaping modern water politics were forged in the past, and an understanding of how these structures and politics have changed over time is vital if one hopes to comprehend contemporary policy. -- Environmental History This book provides an interesting approach to documenting the complexity of political issues in governing water and how decisions are made in managing water in Canada. It is a valiant effort to cover a very wide range of water issues with some historical background and illustrative examples in 10 case studies. -- Canadian Water Resources Journal Clancy's work explores how examining water politics at the local/regional level is critical to ground the approaches to the nuance of place, but it also shows how global politics and trends cannot be ignored. Valuable for students, scholars, and general readers interested in water governance and policy. -- CHOICE
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Introduction Part One: Freshwater Politics 1 Water Politics as Diversity Case Study: James-West River Watershed 2 Power and Freshwater Case Study: Boat Harbour Watershed 3 Group Politics and Water Case Study: Athabasca River Watershed 4 The Freshwater State Case Study: Souris River Watershed Part Two: Fields of Engagement 5 Fisheries and Pollution Case Study: Miramichi River Watershed 6 Irrigation Politics Case Study: Oldman River Watershed 7 Flooding and Flood Control Case Study: Red River Watershed 8 Hydro-power Case Study: La Grande River Watershed 9 Groundwater Politics Case Study: PEI Groundwatersheds 10 Emerging Trends in Canadian Freshwater Politics Case Study: Mackenzie Basin Watershed Conclusion References Index
