Download or read book Canada s Groundwater Resources written by Alfonso Rivera and published by . This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eau Canada written by Karen Bakker and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the sustainability of our natural resources is increasingly questioned, Canadians remain stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is under threat. Eau Canada assembles the country's top water experts to discuss our most pressing water issues. Perspectives from a broad range of thinkers � geographers, environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic and political scientists, and economists � reflect the diversity of concerns in water management. Arguing that weak governance is at the heart of Canada's water problems, this timely book identifies our key failings, explores debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters, exports, and privatization, and maps out solutions for protecting our most important resource.
Download or read book Canadian Framework for Collaboration on Groundwater written by Alfonso Rivera and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The availability and quality of Canada's groundwater is under considerable stress due to increasing demands, sources of contamination, changing land-use patterns, and climate-change impacts. Although the provinces have programs to protect and manage their groundwater resources, there is currently no nationally shared vision on how to do this. As a result there is considerable inconsistency in programs, regulations, services, etc. across Canada. This report describes a framework for a nationally consistent program to manage Canada's groundwater resources, and presents a mechanism to promote and implement the several national groundwater management issues"--Abstract.
Download or read book The Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Canada written by The Expert Panel on Groundwater and published by Council of CanadianAcademies. This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER IN CANADA The Expert Panel on Groundwater Council of Canadian Academies Science Advice in the Public Interest Conseil des académies canadiennes THE COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES 180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON Canada K2P 2K3 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was undertaken with the approval of the Board of Governors of the Council of Can [...] THE COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES Science Advice in the Public Interest The mandate of the Council of Canadian Academies (the Council) is to perform independent, expert assessments of the science that is relevant to important public issues. [...] The Council is governed by a 12-member board, a majority of whom are appointed directly or indirectly by the Council's three member Academies - the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada. [...] The founding members of the Council are: RSC: The Academy of the Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists, scholars and artists. [...] The Canadian Academy of Engineering comprises many of the country's most accomplished engineers, who have expressed their dedication to the application of science and engineering principles in the interests of the country and its enterprises.
Download or read book Groundwater written by R. Allan Freeze and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1979 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors preceive a trend in the study and practice of groundwater hydrology. They see a science that is emerging from its geological roots and its early hydraulic applications into a full-fledged environmental science. They see a science that is becoming more interdisciplinary in nature and of greater importance in the affairs of man. This book is their response, and they have provided a text that is suited to the study of groundwater during this period of emergence.
Download or read book Water Policy and Governance in Canada written by Steven Renzetti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an insightful and critical assessment of the state of Canadian water governance and policy. It adopts a multidisciplinary variety of perspectives and considers local, basin, provincial and national scales. Canada’s leading authorities from the social sciences, life and natural sciences address pressing water issues in a non-technical language, making them accessible to a wide audience. Even though Canada is seen as a water-rich country, with 7% of the world’s reliable flow of freshwater and many of the world’s largest rivers, the country nevertheless faces a number of significant water-related challenges, stemming in part from supply-demand imbalances but also a range of water quality issues. Against the backdrop of a water policy landscape that has changed significantly in recent years, this book therefore seeks to examine water-related issues that are not only important for the future of Canadian water management but also provide insights into transboundary management, non-market valuation of water, decentralized governance methods, the growing importance of the role of First Nations peoples, and other topics in water management that are vital to many jurisdictions globally. The book also presents forward-looking approaches such as resilience theory and geomatics to shed light on emerging water issues. Researchers, students and those directly involved in the management of Canadian waters will find this book a valuable source of insight. In addition, this book will appeal to policy analysts, people concerned about Canadian water resources specifically as well as global water issues.
Download or read book Rising to the Surface written by William Oliver Karvinen and published by [Kingston, Ont.] : Centre for Resource Studies, Queen's University. This book was released on 1994 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a science and management approach to the groundwater policy. It considers the implications of integrated land use and resource management as it affects groundwater, and their impact on sustainability and resource development activities, particularly those of the mining industry. The report discusses Federal and Provincial Government legislation and policy trends; the impacts of local governments and the public; and the impact of the mining industry and acid rock drainage.
Download or read book Groundwater in Canada written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Groundwater in Canada by officers of the Geological Survey of Canada ed written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Groundwater Use in Canada written by Paul J. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ground water Use in Canada 1981 written by Paul J. Hess and published by Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate. This book was released on 1986 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Estimates of the volume of ground-water use in Canada were prepared for 1981. Six maps show the spatial distribution and annual volumes of ground water used by municipal and industrial users. The major findings of this report are the following: (1) over 6.2 million, or 26% of Canadians, rely on ground water for their domestic supply; (2) approximately 38% of the municipalities in Canada rely entirely or partially on ground water; (3) approximately 1.46 billion cubic metres, or about 4% of total water use in Canada, is obtained from ground water (this percentage is increased to 8% if water use by the thermal component within the industrial sector is not included in the calculations); (4) approximately 87% of total water use for livestock is obtained from ground water; and (5) ground water is important for fish enhancement programs"--Abstract, p. vii.
Download or read book Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change written by Ashish Pandey and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-17 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume arises from the work of Roorkee Water Conclave 2020 and focuses on the hydrological aspects of climate change, hydrological extremes, and adaptation for water resources management. The research papers in this book are centred on themes such as climate change and water security, water resources management, and adaptation to climate change. This volume contains chapters on historical purview of the developments in water management, policy issues, latest development in sustainable water management including their practical applications, real time adverse impact on climate, and more. This volume will be useful to students, researchers as well as practitioners.
Download or read book Water Resources of North America written by Asit K. Biswas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leonardo da Vinci, the eminent Renaissance scholar and philosopher said, "water is the driver of nature". Many may have considered it to be an overstatement in the past, but at the beginning of the third millennium, no sane individual would disagree with Leonardo's view. Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource for most of the world's citizens. The current trends indicate that the overall situation is likely to deteriorate further, at least for the next two decades, unless the water profession eschews its existing "business as usual" practices, which can only allow incremental changes to occur. Somewhat surprisingly, the water profession as a whole neither realised nor appreciated the gravity of the global water situation as late as 1990, even though a few serious scholars have been pointing out the increasing criticality of the situation from around 1982. For example, the seriousness of the crisis was not a major issue, either at the International Conference on W ater and the Environment, which was organised by the UN system in Dublin and also at the UN Conference on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro. Held in 1992, both are considered to be important events for the water sector of the past decade. It is now being increasingly recognised that the Dublin Conference was poorly planned and organised, and thus not surprisingly it produced very little, if any, worthwhile and lasting results.
Download or read book Freshwater Management in Canada written by François Côté and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Health of Our Water written by D. R. Coote and published by Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. This book was released on 2000 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a variety of research findings and case studies, this publication provides a broad picture of water quality and quantity in Canada as they are affected by agriculture and as they affect agriculture itself. The first part contains background on the water cycle, water supplies in Canada, agriculture & other rural uses of water, and issues related to water quality. The second part describes what is currently known about the health of Canada's rural surface water and groundwater, and the implications for natural ecosystems. The third part describes responses to the various issues of water quality & quantity, citing farming practices and regulatory tools, among other measures. The final part discusses how the growth of agriculture may be limited by issues related to water and how the future might proceed. Includes glossary.
Download or read book Groundwater Quality in Canada written by A. S. Crowe and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over ten million Canadians rely on groundwater for drinking water. In the past, Canadians have assumed groundwater provided an ample supply of water free of contaminants. However, recent contamination events and media coverage have lead to heightened public awareness and concern over the vulnerability of this resource. This heightened awareness is challenging governments at all levels to respond with better and more effective programs and policies to protect groundwater quality, and to ensure we have the essential science to guide these programs. In March 2002, in response to concerns about groundwater quality in Canada, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment sponsored the workshop Linking Water Science to Policy: Groundwater Quality. The workshop presented the results of new research and management practices to senior policy personnel, and provided a mechanism for leading scientists and water managers to contribute expert input to Canadian water programs. This paper presents the key scientific research and policy needs for 11 key groundwater issues identified by the workshop"--Abstract.
Download or read book Groundwater Issues written by J. A. Vonhof and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
