To most, the flush of a toilet seems a routine motion to banish waste and ensure cleanliness: safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. However, Jamie Benidickson's examination of the social and legal history of sewage in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom demonstrates that the uncontroversial reputation of flushing is deceptive. In a time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted, this book is particularly relevant, as it delves into and clarifies the murky issues surrounding the evolution of the culture of flushing. Drawing upon the experience of urban centres, including Toronto, Chicago, New York, and London, The Culture of Flushing carefully analyzes more than two hundred years of history to describe how we conveniently came to view streams as nature's sewers, and how water, one of our planet's most precious resources, became an acceptable medium for the disposal of urban and industrial waste. Informed by the evolution of legal doctrine, contemporary understanding of the chemical and biological characteristics of water, changing theories of disease, and the influence of professionals in such fields as public health, engineering, and economics, this book pushes the reader to seriously reconsider our casual habit of flushing it all away. Unique, comprehensive, and accessible, The Culture of Flushing will appeal to everyone from specialists in environmental history, environmental law, public health, engineering, and public policy to the general reader concerned with protecting water quality and the environment. See a review of The Culture of Flushing in American Scientist: http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/deep-doo-doo

The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage (Nature | History | Society)

History

Benidickson, Jamie

Historical Study & Educational Resources

UBC Press

Levelling the Lake explores a century and a half of social, economic, and legal arrangements through which the resources and environment of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake watershed have been both harnessed and harmed. Jamie Benidickson traces the environmental consequences of resource extraction and recreation as well as their impacts on local residents, including Indigenous communities, which have encouraged new legal and institutional responses. Assessing the transition from primary resource extraction toward sustainable development, Levelling the Lake also shows how interjurisdictional and transboundary issues continue to play a significant role in many parts of the region.

Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resourse Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (Nature | History | Society)

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Levelling the Lake explores a century and a half of social, economic, and legal arrangements through which the resources and environment of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake watershed have been both harnessed and harmed. Jamie Benidickson traces the environmental consequences of resource extraction and recreation as well as their impacts on local residents, including Indigenous communities, which have encouraged new legal and institutional responses. Assessing the transition from primary resource extraction toward sustainable development, Levelling the Lake also shows how interjurisdictional and transboundary issues continue to play a significant role in many parts of the region.

Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resource Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (Nature | History | Society)

The Temagami Experience: Recreation, Resources, and Aboriginal Rights in the Northern Ontario Wilderness

Book by Hodgins, Bruce W., Benidickson, Jamie

Hodgins, Bruce W.

Business & Money

Univ of Toronto Pr

Book by Hodgins, Bruce W., Benidickson, Jamie

Environmental Law (Essentials of Canadian Law)

Irwin Law

While continuing to provide a comprehensive introductory guide to environmental law in Canada, this fifth edition of Environmental Law incorporates discussion of recent developments in environmental litigation and regulation alongside reference to key statutory developments from the past half decade. In addition, important updates and revisions highlight significant developments in several central areas, notably federal and provincial climate change action following the 2015 Paris Agreement and issues associated with Aboriginal consultation, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and traditional environmental knowledge. Essential developments relating to human rights and the environment at both the national and international levels have been included alongside discussion of changes in environmental valuation and compensation, liability for spills and remediation, and polluter-pays jurisprudence. Recent judicial and administrative decisions affecting environmental assessment and involving NAFTA prior to the 2018 round of Canada-US-Mexico negotiations are also covered. Chapters on toxic substances, protected areas, endangered species, and economic incentives for environmental protection also reflect current legal activity and policy proposals.

Environmental Law 5/E (Essentials of Canadian Law)

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,  this book provides ready access to legislation and practice concerning the  environment in Canada.  A general introduction covers geographic considerations, political, social and  cultural aspects of environmental study, the sources and principles of  environmental law, environmental legislation, and the role of public  authorities.  The main body of the book deals first with laws aimed directly at protecting  the environment from pollution in specific areas such as air, water, waste,  soil, noise, and radiation. Then, a section on nature and conservation  management covers protection of natural and cultural resources such as  monuments, landscapes, parks and reserves, wildlife, agriculture, forests,  fish, subsoil, and minerals. Further treatment includes the application of  zoning and land-use planning, rules on liability, and administrative and  judicial remedies to environmental issues. There is also an analysis of the  impact of international and regional legislation and treaties on environmental  regulation.  Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the  information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for environmental  lawyers handling cases affecting Canada.  Academics and researchers, as well as business investors and the various  international organizations in the field, will welcome this very useful guide,  and will appreciate its value in the study of comparative environmental law  and policy.

Environmental Law in Canada

Kluwer Law Intl

Wolters Kluwer

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The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage (Nature | History | Society)

The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage (Nature | History | Society)

Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resourse Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (Nature | History | Society)

Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resource Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (Nature | History | Society)

The Temagami Experience: Recreation, Resources, and Aboriginal Rights in the Northern Ontario Wilderness

The Temagami Experience: Recreation, Resources, and Aboriginal Rights in the Northern Ontario Wilderness

Environmental Law (Essentials of Canadian Law)

Environmental Law 5/E (Essentials of Canadian Law)

Environmental Law in Canada

Environmental Law in Canada