{"product_id":"the-first-century-of-the-international-joint-commission-9781773851075","title":"The First Century of the International Joint Commission","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe International Joint Commission oversees and protects the shared waters of Canada and the United States. Created by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, it is one of the world's oldest international environmental bodies. A pioneering piece of transborder water governance, the IJC has been integral to the modern Canada-United States relationship. \u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive history of the International Joint Commission. Separating myth from reality and uncovering the historical evolution of the IJC from its inception to its present, this collection features an impressive interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners. Examining the many aspects of border waters from east to west \u003cem\u003eThe First Century of the International Joint Commission\u003c\/em\u003e traces the three major periods of the IJC, detailing its early focus on water flow, its middle period of growth and increasing politicization, and its modern emphasis on ecosystems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformative, detailed, and fascinating, \u003cem\u003eThe First Century of the International Joint Commission\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for academics, contemporary policy makers, governments, and all those interested in sustainability, climate change, pollution, and resiliency along the Canada-US Border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurray Clamen and Daniel Macfarlane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 1 - Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom IWC to BWT: Canada-US Institution Building, 1902-1909\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Whorley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction of a Keystone: How Local Concerns and International Geopolitics Created the First Water Management Mechanisms on the Canada-US Border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeredith Denning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 2 - From Coast to Coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC And Water Quality in the Bacterial Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamie Benidickson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Boundary Waters Treaty and the International Joint Commission in the St. Mary-Milk Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eB. Timothy Heinmiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe International Joint Commission and Hydro-Power Development on the Northeastern Borderlands, 1945-70\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Kenny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Square Peg: The Lessons of the Point Roberts Reference, 1971-1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Richard Nossal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC and Mid-Continent Water Issues: The Garrison Diversion, Red River, Devils Lake, and NAWSP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorm Brandson and Al Olson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC's Unique and colourful Role in Three Projects in the Pacific Northwest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Moy and Jonathan O'Riordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection3 - Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC and Great Lakes Water Levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurray Clamen and Daniel Macfarlane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC and Air Pollution: A Tale of Two Cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwen Temby and Don Munton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Concepts and Structures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan Program: A Historical and Contemporary Description and Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGail Krantzberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IJC and the Evolution of the GLWQA: Accountability, Progress Reporting, and Measuring Performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah VanNijnatten \u0026amp; Carolyn Johns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 4 - Legacies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom “Stakeholder to Rights Holder”: Re-examining the Role of Indigenous Peoples in The International Joint Commission as the Third Sovereign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Ettawageshik and Emma Norman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Boundary Waters Treaty, International Joint Commission, and Evolution of Transboundary Environmental Law and Governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoah D. Hall, A. Dan Tarlock \u0026amp; Marcia Valiante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Importance of the IJC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Kirton and Brittaney Warren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe International Joint Commission: Continually Evolving Approaches to Conflict Resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph Pentland and Ted R. Yuzyk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurray Clamen and Daniel Macfarlane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863829021015,"sku":"9781773851075","price":31.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781773851075.jpg?v=1759921197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-first-century-of-the-international-joint-commission-9781773851075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}