Restoration of the Great Lakes : promises, practices, and performances / by Mark Sproule-Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sproule-Jones, Mark, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--Great Lakes (North America).

Environmental protection.

Great Lakes (North America)--Environmental conditions.

Great Lakes (North America).

Water--Pollution--Great Lakes (North America).

Water.

Water--Pollution.

Conservation of natural resources--Government policy--Great Lakes (North America).

Conservation of natural resources.

Conservation of natural resources--Government policy.

Physical Description:

149 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, [2002]

Summary:

The Great Lakes of North America are one of the world's most important natural resources. Home to more than 33 million Canadians and Americans, and the source of vast quantities of fish, hydroelectric energy, and usable water, they are also increasingly the site of severe environmental degradation and resource contamination. This study analyzes how well governments and other stakeholders are addressing these critical problems.

Using original findings from surveys, interviews, and other documents, Mark Sproule-Jones looks at how various levels of government, particularly the bureaucracies of two national, one provincial, and eight state governments, are attempting to restore the environment in the Great Lakes. He examines the modest successes and major failures, identifying the kinds of institutions that promote sound decision making. This analysis, which clearly demonstrates the need for new rules and institutions to address environmental pollution in the Great Lakes, should be required reading for policy makers, politicians, business people, and environmentalists.

Contents:

2 History of Key Uses of the Great Lakes 21

3 Institutions and Rules for the Environment of the Great Lakes 36

4 Common Pools and Multiple Uses 58

5 From Common Property to the Institutional Analysis of Remedial Action Plans 75

6 Patterns of Behaviour 90

7 Conclusion: Promises and Performances 105.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [136]-142) and index.

ISBN:

0774808705

OCLC:

48942549