Reflection #5

Due before Friday, March 19 at 5 PM. 

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for March 22nd:

Boyd, D. R. (2011). No taps, no toilets: First Nations and the Constitutional right to water in Canada. McGill LJ 57: 81.

Walkem, A. “The land is dry: Indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice.” In Bakker, K. (ed.) Eau Canada: the future of Canada’s water, 311-329.

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Reflection #4

Due before Friday, February 26 at 5 PM. 

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for March 1st:

Jackson, R. B, et al. (2014). The environmental costs and benefits of fracking. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 39(1), 327-362.

Neville, K.J., et al. (2017). Debating unconventional energy: Social, political, and economic implications. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 42, 241-266.

Mason, C. F., Muehlenbachs, L. A., & Olmstead, S. M. (2015). The economics of shale gas development. Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ., 7(1), 269-289.

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Reflection #3

Due before Friday, February 5 at 5 PM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for February 8th:

Gleick, P. H. (2003). The human right to water. Water Nepal 9(1): 117-125.

Prasad, N. (2006). Privatisation Results: Private Sector Participation in Water Services after 15 Years. Development Policy Review 24(6): 669-692.

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Reflection #2

Due before Friday, January 22 at 5 PM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for January 25th:

Nilsson, C., Reidy, C., Dynesius, M., and Revenga, C. (2005). Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World’s Large River Systems. Science 308 (5720): 405-408.

UNDP. (2006). Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. Human Development Report 2006. Please read the Executive Summary, and Chapters 4 & 6.  

Reminder: the reflection should be 1-page long (~500 words) and contain two questions at the end.

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Reflection #1

Due before Friday, January 8 at 5 AM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for January 11th:

Gleick, P. H. (2002a). The changing water paradigm: a look at twenty-first century water resources development: Water International 25(1): 127-138.

Vorosmarty, C. J. et al. (2010). Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. Nature 467: 555-561.

Sprague, J. (2007). “Great Wet North? Canada’s Myth of Water Abundance.” In Bakker, K. (ed.) Eau Canada: The future of Canada’s water. Vancouver: UBC Press. 23-36.

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Reflection #5

Due before Friday, November 6 at 5 PM. 

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for November 9th:

Boyd, D. R. (2011). No taps, no toilets: First Nations and the Constitutional right to water in Canada. McGill LJ 57: 81.

Walkem, A. “The land is dry: Indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice.” In Bakker, K. (ed.) Eau Canada: the future of Canada’s water, 311-329.

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Reflection #4

Due before Friday, October 30 at 5 PM. 

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for November 2nd:

Scott, C. A., Pierce, S. A., Pasqualetti, M. J., Jones, A. L., Montz, B. E., & Hoover, J. H. (2011). Policy and institutional dimensions of the water-energy nexus. Energy Policy, 39(10), 6622-6630.

Sovacool, B. K. (2014). Cornucopia or curse? Reviewing the costs and benefits of shale gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 37, 249-264.

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Reflection #3

Due before Friday, October 16 at 5 PM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for October 19th:

Bakker, K. (2003). Liquid Assets. Alternatives Journal 29(2): 17-21.

Budds, J. and McGranahan, G. (2003). “Are the Debates on Water Privatization Missing the Point?” Environment and Urbanization 15(2): 87-114.

Davis, J. (2005). Private-Sector Participation in the Water and Sanitation Sector. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 30: 145–163.

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Reflection #2

Due before Friday October 2 at 5 PM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for October 5th:

Nilsson, C., Reidy, C., Dynesius, M., and Revenga, C. (2005). Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World’s Large River Systems. Science 308 (5720): 405-408.

UNDP. (2006). Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. Human Development Report 2006. Please read the Executive Summary, and Chapters 4 & 6.  

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Reflection #1

Due before Friday, September 18 at 5 PM.

Based on ONE of the readings assigned for September 21st:

Gleick, P. H. (2002a). The changing water paradigm: a look at twenty-first century water resources development: Water International 25(1): 127-138.

Vorosmarty, C. J. et al. (2010). Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. Nature 467: 555-561.

Sprague, J. (2007). “Great Wet North? Canada’s Myth of Water Abundance.” In Bakker, K. (ed.) Eau Canada: The future of Canada’s water. Vancouver: UBC Press. 23-36.

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