Governing transboundary waters : Canada, the United States and indigenous communities / Emma S. Norman

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780415838597 (hardback)
ISBN: 0415838592 (hardback)
ISBN: 9780203781456 (ebk)
ISBN: 1135040192
ISBN: 9781135040192
Physical Description: print
xvi, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : water, borders, scale, and power -- Mobilising 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.