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Improved Water Demand Forecasting to Promote Sustainable Water Management
(2015)The Region of Durham in Ontario is a fast growing urban area east of Toronto and has a population of 650,000, covering an area of 2500 km2. It has a single tiered water supply system with the regional agency acting as a ... -
Indigenous Water Co-Governance: Emerging Models of Distributed Water Governance in British Columbia and Alberta
(2015)The emphasis on Indigenous law is of pressing importance given that evolving legal frameworks have created expanded approaches to Indigenous title, rights, and traditional territories and hence expanded roles for Indigenous ... -
Integrated Analysis of Land Use and Water Quality: Economic, Hydrological and Policy Analysis
(2017)Land use and changes in that use play a major role in determining the quality of rivers and lakes. Indeed the effectiveness of water quality management will always be compromised without a clear understanding of land use ... -
La gouvernance de l’eau et la planification relative aux bassins hydrographiques dans les communautés des Premières Nations de la Colombie-Britannique
(2016)Les processus de gouvernance des Premières Nations sont particulièrement complexes puisqu’ils mettent en jeu toute une série de lois et d’institutions fédérales ainsi que le plus vaste contexte de l’autonomie gouvernementale ... -
Managing Water and Watersheds for Co-benefits: Human well-being and ecosystem services in the Credit River Watershed
(2015)The importance of ecosystem services (ES) to human well-being, and of management of water and other watershed resources in maintaining such services, is not commonly understood by the general public, and not well-enough ... -
Measuring and Mobilizing Citizen Preferences for Source Water Protection
(2015)Three themes dominate environmental management: public participation, use of the best science, and cost effectiveness. While economic valuation has grown in prominence as an aid to achieving cost effectiveness, its methodology ... -
Mesurer et mobiliser les préférences des citoyens concernant la protection des sources hydriques
(2015)Trois thèmes dominent la gestion environnementale : la participation du public, le recours aux meilleures connaissances scientifiques et la rentabilité. Alors que l’évaluation économique prenait une importance croissante ... -
Navigating the Tensions in Collaborative Watershed Governance: Water Governance and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Canada
(EDGES, 2016-06)First Nations in British Columbia (BC), Canada, have historically been—and largely continue to be—excluded from colonial governments’ decision-making and management frameworks for fresh water. However, in light of recent ... -
PANEL 2 – WATER AND ECONOMY
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A pilot project to develop an integrated Canadian hydro-economic model
(2015)Governments in Canada currently do not have the capacity to analyze the two-way relationship between economic activities and hydrologic conditions at the river basin level. Canada also does not have an integrated hydro-economic ... -
Promoting Conservation and Social Justice Through Next-Generation Water Prices
(2014)It is well understood that water is becoming increasing scarce and that water supply systems are becoming increasingly unreliable in many parts of the world. One part of the solution to these challenges lies in adequately ... -
Promouvoir la conservation et la justice sociale grâce à la tarification de l’eau de la prochaine génération
(2014)Il est largement admis que l’eau devient de plus en plus rare et que les systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau deviennent de moins en moins fiables dans de nombreuses régions du monde. La résolution de ces problèmes repose, ... -
PUTTING A PRICE ON HOW MUCH ALBERTANS VALUE THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
(Canadian Water Network, 2016)Water utility service providers aim to provide quality water to their customers at all times, minimizing disruptions to water systems that may impact the delivery of water. The impacts from increased frequency and ... -
PUTTING A PRICE ON HOW MUCH ALBERTANS VALUE THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
(Canadian Water Network, 2016)The importance of safe and reliable drinking water to human health is paramount. Water utility service providers aim to provide quality water to their customers at all times, minimizing disruptions to water systems that ... -
ReFRESH: Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance and the Columbia River Treaty Renegotiations
(2016)The Columbia Basin is at a crossroads due to the potential termination of the 1964 Canada-US Columbia River Treaty. Once widely recognized as a world-leading, innovative approach to transboundary water governance, concerns ... -
Renforcement des capacités de planification intégrée de l’utilisation du territoire et de l’eau
(2015)pour l’instant peu d’indications sur la façon d’exploiter ces structures, de les évaluer ou de les améliorer. Il y a un manque de clarté concernant l’identification des composantes de ces structures, ce qui nuit à la ... -
Responsiveness of Household Water Demands to Price and Non-Price Conservation Tools
(2015)Canada has apparently abundant water resources: approximately 7% of the world’s renewable fresh water with less than one percent of its population. Pressure on the resource is growing with annual water withdrawals increasing ...