A Dry Oasis

by Marchildon, Gregory P.

• ISBN13: 9780889772175
• ISBN10: 0889772177
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Canadian Plains Research Center

Summary

Scientists have been issuing increasingly direct warnings about the impact that climate change is having on the planet.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Institutional Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Plains	p. vii
The Great Plains
A Dry Oasis: The Canadian Plains in Late Prehistory	p. 1
The Dry Belt and Changing Aridity in the Palliser Triangle, 1895-2000	p. 31
Comparative Water Governance in the Four Western Provinces	p. 45
A Participatory Mapping Approach to Climate Change in the Canadian Prairies	p. 79
The South Saskatchewan River Basin
The Natural Characteristics of the South Saskatchewan River Basin: Climate, Geography and Hydrology	p. 95
Human Activities and Water Use in the South Saskatchewan River Basin	p. 129
Constructing Scenarios of Future Climate and Water Supply for the SSRB: Use and Limitations for Vulnerability Assessment	p. 153
Government and Civil Society: Adaptive Water Management in the South Saskatchewan River Basin	p. 181
Case Studies of Vulnerability
The 2001-2002 Drought: Vulnerability and Adaptation in Alberta's Special Areas	p. 211
The Oldman River Dam Conflict: Adaptation and Institutional Learning	p. 235
Community Case Studies of Vulnerability to Climate Change: Cabri and Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan	p. 261
The Blood Tribe: Adapting to Climate Change	p. 289
Contributors	p. 311
Index	p. 313
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