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  • 'We the People': Demarcating the demos in populist mobilization—the case of the Italian Lega 
    Schmidtke, Oliver (Social Sciences, 2021)
    This article is a theoretically guided and empirically based analysis of how populist movements invoke the notion of the ‘people’ as a cornerstone of their political mobilization. While the confrontation between the ...
  • Conservation Guidelines for Modernist Architecture in the Victoria Region 
    Segger, Martin (2020-01-10)
    Guidelines provides a framework for articulating the significance of project authorship and “design intent” in the process of developing strategies for preserving the Modernist architectural heritage in Victoria, British ...
  • The Limits of Policy Analytics: Early Examples and the Emerging Boundary of Possibilities 
    Longo, Justin; Dobell, Alan Rodney (Politics and Governance, 2018)
    Policy analytics has emerged as a modification of traditional policy analysis, where the discrete stages of the policy cycle are reformulated into a continuous, real-time system of big data collection, data analytics, and ...
  • From Stream to Stream: Emerging Challenges for BC's Interlinked Water and Energy Resources 
    Parfitt, Ben; Baltutis, Jesse; Brandes, Oliver M. (POLIS project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria & Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2012-11-01)
    British Columbia's water and water-derived energy resources are vital assets that show signs of being under increased stress across the province—the result of mounting pressures such as population growth, climate change, ...
  • Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on our Water Future 
    Baltutis, Jesse; Shah, Timothy; Brandes, Oliver M.; Goucher, Nancy; Harford, Deborah; Sandford, Robert (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria & Adaptation to Climate Change Team, Simon Fraser University, 2012-05-01)
    Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future offers a first-hand account of the state of fresh water across the country, and outlines the water challenges and priorities facing Canadians. It illustrates ...
  • Peeling Back the Pavement: A Blueprint for Reinventing Rainwater Management in Canada's Communities 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Porter-Bopp, Susanne; Sandborn, Calvin; Brandes, Laura (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria & Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria, 2011-10-01)
    This handbook outlines the problems with conventional stormwater management and examines solutions for moving toward sustainability. It provides a comprehensive blueprint that outlines the crucial steps necessary to change ...
  • Worth Every Penny: A Primer on Conservation-Oriented Water Pricing 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Renzetti, Steven; Stinchcombe, Kirk (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2010-05-01)
    Worth Every Penny: A Primer on Conservation-Oriented Water Pricing provides an overview of conservation-oriented water pricing for decision makers, water utilities and service providers in Canada. It explains how water ...
  • Ontario's Water-Energy Nexus: Will We Find Ourselves in Hot Water... or Tap into Opportunity? 
    Maas, Carol (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2010-04-01)
    POLIS' second report on the water-energy nexus offers Ontario’s first estimate of the large quantities of energy used to pump, treat and heat water and to generate steam. The study reveals that pumping and treating water ...
  • Greenhouse Gas and Energy Co-Benefits of Water Conservation 
    Maas, Carol (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2009-03-01)
    Meeting Ontario’s commitment to slow the progression of climate change will take more than changing lightbulbs. It will require all sectors to diligently look for opportunities to reduce waste and increase efficiency. This ...
  • Going with the Flow? Evolving Water Allocations and the Potential and Limits of Water Markets in Canada 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Nowlan, Linda; Paris, Katie (Conference Board of Canada, 2008-12-01)
    This report describes some of the key mechanisms available to allocate water in times of scarcity, with a particular focus on markets and market mechanisms. It highlights some of the advantages and disadvantages, as well ...
  • Water Licences and Conservation: Future Directions for Land Trusts in British Columbia 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Curran, Deborah (Prepared for The Land Trust Alliance of BC. Victoria, Canada: POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria & Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria., 2008-05-13)
    This water law report was prepared with the University of Victoria's Environmental Law Center for the Land Trust Alliance of BC. It explains the water management regime in British Columbia in the context of ecosystem health, ...
  • The Soft Path for Water in a Nutshell 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Brooks, David B. (Friends of the Earth Canada & POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2007-08-01)
    The Soft Path for Water in a Nutshell provides an overview of the steps involved in soft path planning, illustrates how soft path planning differs from conventional supply-side management, and discusses the potential for ...
  • Changing the Flow: A Blueprint for Federal Action on Water 
    Morris, T.J.; Boyd, D.R.; Brandes, O.M.; Bruce, J.P.; Hudon, M.; Lucas, B.; Maas, T.; Nowlan, L.; Phare, M. (Gordon Water Group of Concerned Scientists and Citizens (Now FLOW), 2007-02-01)
    This report outlines the steps necessary to create an effective freshwater strategy in Canada, created by the Gordon Water Group of Concerned Scientists and Citizens (now FLOW). The Gordon Water Group was founded in part ...
  • Thinking Beyond Pipes and Pumps: Top 10 Ways Communities Can Save Water and Money 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Maas, Tony; Reynolds, Ellen (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2006-10-01)
    Thinking Beyond Pipes and Pumps presents an expanded definition of urban water infrastructure—one that goes beyond the existing physical infrastructure of pipes, pumps and reservoirs. This new infrastructure includes ...
  • At a Watershed: Ecological Governance and Sustainable Water Management in Canada 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Ferguson, Keith; M'Gonigle, Michael; Sandborn, Calvin; Reynolds, Ellen (ed) (Polis Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2005-05-01)
    This report focuses on the enabling environment that ensures holistic water management is institutionally embedded. Water is the strategic resource of the 21st century and Canada stands “at a watershed” in freshwater ...
  • The Future in Every Drop: The Benefits, Barriers and Practice of Urban Water Demand Management in Canada 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Ferguson, Keith (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2004-04-01)
    This report focuses on identifying benefits as well as the barriers to water demand-side management in Canada. The interconnected and interrelated nature of barriers creates a gridlock that resists the adoption of a ...
  • Flushing the Future? Examining Urban Water Use in Canada 
    Brandes, Oliver M.; Ferguson, Keith (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2003-08-01)
    The majority of Canadians live in large urban and regional centres, and municipal water use represents a significant portion (12 percent) of overall water withdrawals in Canada. Urban users in Canada use more than twice ...
  • What the Experts Think: Understanding Urban Water Demand Management in Canada 
    Maas, Tony (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2003-12-01)
    Urban water management poses many logistical and financial challenges in Canadian communities. By increasing water use efficiency, Demand Side Management can mitigate many of the impacts of human water use on overstretched ...
  • Inventory And Research Survey Summary: Needs And Priorities of Watershed-Based Groups in British Columbia 
    Wilkes, Brian; Collier, Jason; Brandes, Oliver M. (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria, 2013-03-01)
    This research survey summary is the first phase in a larger project to assess the needs and priorities of watershed-based groups in British Columbia. It inventories and identifies many of the groups that are currently ...
  • Counting Every Drop: The Case for Water Use Reporting in B.C. 
    Parfitt, Ben (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria & Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2013-06-01)
    This report argues that the B.C. provincial government should safeguard the public interest by creating a robust, publicly accessible water-use database that covers all withdrawals from both surface and groundwater sources ...

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