Themes and Concepts: Governance for water and the environment

Publications are organized by theme and concept, action realm and regional focus. You may also view a list of all publications and a list of all Master's theses and PhD dissertations.

2012

Murray, D. and R. de Loë. 2012. 'Understanding the Current and Potential Role of the Natural Resources Sector in Collaborative Approaches to Water Governance: Summary of Survey Findings'. Water Policy and Governance Group, University of Waterloo: Waterloo, ON.

2011

Baird, J., Mitchell, S., Plummer, R., Purdy, S., Rathwell, K., and van Tol Smit, E. (2011). Water Governance in New Brunswick: Looking Forward. November 4, 2011 workshop report. French Fort Cove, Miramichi, NB.

2010

de Loë, R.C. and Bjornlund, H. 2010. Governance and the challenges of water and food security. In Incentives and Instruments for Sustainable Irrigation, ed. H. Bjornlund. pp. 41-58, Southampton: Wessex Institute of Technology Press.

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy and Water Policy and Governance Group. 2010. Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada's Natural Resource Sectors, Exploring the Changing Role of the Natural Resource Sectors in Canadian Water Governance. Tornoto, ON: National Round Table on the Environment and Economy.

Poirier, B. and de Loë, R. 2010. Analysing water institutions in the 21st century: guidelines for water researchers and professionals. Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research, 2(3): 229-244.

Simms, G. and de Loë, R.C. 2010. Challenges for Water Governance in Canada: A Discussion Paper. Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada Report No. 2. Waterloo, ON: Water Policy and Governance Group.

2009

de Loë, R. 2009. A Canadian vision and strategy for water in the 21st century. Policy Options. July-August: 21-24.

de Loë, R.C., Armitage, D., Plummer, R., Davidson, S. and Moraru, L. 2009. From Government to Governance: A State-of-the-Art Review of Environmental Governance. Final Report. Prepared for Alberta Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Relations. Guelph, ON: Rob de Loë Consulting Services.

Robins, L. and R.C. de Loë. 2009. Decentralised governance for natural resource management: capacity challenges in Australia and Canada. In Contested Country: Local and Regional Natural Resources Management in Australia. eds. M.B. Lane, C. Robinson, B. Taylor, pp. 179-197. Collingwood, Australia: CSIRO Press.

2008

de Loë, R.C. 2008. Toward a Canadian National Water Strategy. Final Report. Prepared for Canadian Water Resources Association. Guelph, ON: Rob de Loë Consulting Services.

de Loë, R.C. 2008. Canada needs a national water strategy. Invited Commentary. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 33(4): 309-14.

de Loë, R.C. and Bjornlund, H. 2008. Irrigation and water security: the role of economic instruments and governance. In Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies II . WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Volume 112, 35-42, ed. Y. Villacampa Esteve. Southampton: Wessex Institute of Technology Press.

Ferreyra, C., R.C. de Loë and R.D. Kreutzwiser. 2008. Imagined communities, contested watersheds: challenges to integrated water resources management in agricultural areas. Journal of Rural Studies. 24: 304–321.

2007

de Loë, R.C. and Kreutzwiser, R.D. 2007. Challenging the status quo: the evolution of water governance in Canada. In Eau Canada: The Future of Canadian Water Governance. ed. K. Bakker, pp. 85-103. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.

2005

de Loë, R. and R.D. Kreutzwiser. 2005. Closing the groundwater protection implementation gap. GeoForum. 36(2): 241-256.

de Loë, R.C. 2005. Water governance in Canada: trends and implications. In Reflections on Our Future: Into a New Century of Water Stewardship. Proceedings of the CWRA 58th Annual Conference, Banff, Alberta, June 14-17, 2005. Cambridge, Ontario: Canadian Water Resources Association.

2003

Van Veen, D., Kreutzwiser and R.C. de Loë. 2003. Selecting dispute resolution techniques for water resources disputes in Ontario. Applied Geography. 29:89-113.

1999

Robinson, D.M. 1999. The Management of Local Water Disputes in Ontario. MA Thesis. Department of Geography, University of Guelph: Guelph, Ontario, Canada.