ISBN:
9780415838597
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 220 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
Earthscan studies in water resource management
DDC:
341.4/480973
Keywords:
Water rights
;
Water rights
;
Water Government policy
;
Water Government policy
;
Indians of North America Legal status, laws, etc
;
Kanada
;
USA
;
Staatsgrenze
;
Wasserrecht
;
Politik
;
Indigenes Volk
;
Selbstverwaltung
Abstract:
"With almost the entire world's water basins crossing political borders of some kind, understanding how to cooperate with one's neighbor is of global relevance. With this aim, this book explores the nuances of transboundary water governance through the exploration of the "friendly" Canada-US border. The border is colloquially known as the "longest undefended border in the world", but in reality it is a border under increased scrutiny and security measures"--
Abstract:
"With almost the entire world's water basins crossing political borders of some kind, understanding how to cooperate with one's neighbor is of global relevance. With this aim, this book explores the nuances of transboundary water governance through the exploration of the "friendly" Canada-US border. The border is colloquially known as the "longest undefended border in the world", but in reality it is a border under increased scrutiny and security measures"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : water, borders, scale, and powerMobilising theory -- From supranational to inter-tribal : transboundary governance at different scales -- Rescaling water governance : from federal-federal to international watersheds -- Part 2 : Indigenous water governance : re/ordering transnational space -- Shellfish harvesting in Boundary Bay : transboundary environmental justice and the politics of counting -- "We are the ones that we are waiting for" : indigenous leadership in transborder environmental governance -- The canoe journey : paddling for change -- Walking Gichigami : Mother Earth water walks and environmental advocacy -- What boundary? What whale? Whose responsibility? : the blurring of political and cultural boundaries in marine governance -- Conclusion and reflections : what makes a good upstream neighbour? -- Appendix B. Substances covered under the Rotterdam Convention -- Appendix C. The full schedule of the water walkers.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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