Water and city-regionalism : discourse, power and hidden dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorNicol, Lorraine A.
dc.contributor.supervisorBjornlund, Henning
dc.contributor.supervisorMellow, Muriel
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-05T15:55:17Z
dc.date.available2014-09-05T15:55:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.degree.levelPhD
dc.descriptionxi, 283 leaves : maps ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractRegion-based solutions present a promising avenue to water management in water stressed regions by providing increased flexibility. But regional solutions require the messy reworking of networks of power among multiple stakeholders, often leading to power struggles. This research examines the power dynamics of a case study involving 18 municipalities in the Calgary region of Canada called the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). In 2005 these municipalities embarked on a major city-region rescaling initiative involving water sharing and land-use planning. However, by 2009 four rural municipalities had left, bifurcating the partnership along urban and rural lines. Discourse analysis is used as a theoretical frame in which to examine power across multiple jurisdictions and scales. The research demonstrates how participants exercised differing degrees of discursive power and influence in the policymaking process. In exposing hidden dynamics, the research enhances our understanding of rescaling processes to improve regional outcomes and assist in solving broader water management problems.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3494
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquestyesNoen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Economicsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectWater transfer -- Alberta -- Calgary Regionen_US
dc.subjectWater use -- Alberta -- Bow River Basinen_US
dc.subjectIntegrated water development -- Alberta -- Calgary Regionen_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Alberta -- Bow River Basinen_US
dc.subjectBow River Basin (Alta.)en_US
dc.subjectApportionmenten_US
dc.subjectResource allocation -- Alberta -- Bow River Basinen_US
dc.subjectWater supply -- Management -- Government policyen_US
dc.subjectWater rights -- Government policy -- Alberta -- Calgary Regionen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleWater and city-regionalism : discourse, power and hidden dynamicsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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