Geography 2011A/B Chapter Notes -Sewage Treatment, Ecosystem Approach, Causative

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2011A/B
• Professor: Wendy Dickinson

Document Summary

Boundary waters treaty (1909): historically, the gls were split between the us and british governments after the. Canada- formerly by britain): powerless compared to the governments. Issue needs to be brought to it by a government for investigation. Ijc cannot force its findings to be implemented: focuses on issues that divert, stop or affect water flow/levels on either side. It will then advise the governments on its findings: prioritizes water use- i. e. domestic/sanitary, navigation, power/irrigation, it is objective and has many scientists from both sides- makes it a good objective source of information. Are the lakes all 1 ecosystem or separate: however, they defined the components of the ecosytem as anything that interacts with the water. All of these components must be regulated: main points of this glwqa: They recognize the complexity of the interactions that affect the water- ecosystem concept.