Outputs (8)

Water as Global Social Policy—International Organizations, Resource Scarcity, and Environmental Security (2021)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2021). Water as Global Social Policy—International Organizations, Resource Scarcity, and Environmental Security. In K. Martens, D. Niemann, & A. Kaash (Eds.), International Organizations in Global Social Governance (275-296). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65439-9_12

Water is an important area of global social policy. This chapter provides historical context for understanding how international organizations developed a distinctly global orientation to water policy alongside the emergence of global hydrology in th... Read More about Water as Global Social Policy—International Organizations, Resource Scarcity, and Environmental Security.

Valuing water: rights, resilience, and the UN High-Level Panel on Water (2020)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2020). Valuing water: rights, resilience, and the UN High-Level Panel on Water. In F. Sultana, & A. Loftus (Eds.), Water Politics: Governance, Justice, and the Right to Water (15-27). Routledge

Water ethics: philosophy in practice (guest statement) (2020)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2020). Water ethics: philosophy in practice (guest statement). In P. Dearden, B. Mitchell, & E. O'Connell (Eds.), Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective (420-421). (6th ed.). Oxford University Press

Water: an ethical opportunity for Canada (2015)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2015). Water: an ethical opportunity for Canada. In S. Davidson, J. Linton, & W. Mabee (Eds.), Water as social opportunity (29-51). McGill-Queens University Press

Living in the Anthropocene: Business as usual, or compassionate retreat? (2014)
Book Chapter
Brown, P. G., & Schmidt, J. J. (2014). Living in the Anthropocene: Business as usual, or compassionate retreat?. In T. W. Institute (Ed.), State of the world 2014 : governing for sustainability (63-71). Island Press/Center for Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-542-7_6

Human activity is changing the earth at a global scale. Atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million (ppm) in 2013, and there are no policies in place to prevent it from passing 450 ppm. This makes it highly unlikely that the 2009 Copenha... Read More about Living in the Anthropocene: Business as usual, or compassionate retreat?.

Scarce or insecure? The right to water and the ethics of global water governance (2012)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2012). Scarce or insecure? The right to water and the ethics of global water governance. In F. Sultana, & A. Loftus (Eds.), The Right to Water: Politics, Governance, and Social Struggles (94-109). Routledge

An ethic of compassionate retreat (2010)
Book Chapter
Brown, P. G., & Schmidt, J. J. (2010). An ethic of compassionate retreat. In P. G. Brown, & J. J. Schmidt (Eds.), Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals (265-286). Island Press

Water ethics and water management (2010)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2010). Water ethics and water management. In P. G. Brown, & J. J. Schmidt (Eds.), Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals (3-15). Island Press