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category: Nature
published: Jan 2003
ISBN:9780774808712
publisher: UBC Press

Restoration of the Great Lakes

Promises, Practices, and Performances

by Mark Sproule-Jones

tagged: water supply, lakes, ponds & swamps, environmental conservation & protection
Description

The Great Lakes of North America are one of the world’s most important natural resources. The source of vast quantities of fish, shipping lanes, 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 this critical problem. Using original findings from surveys, interviews, and other documents, Mark Sproule-Jones looks at how various levels of government are attempting to restore the environment in the Great Lakes. He examines successes and failures and identifies the kinds of institutions that promote sound decision making, concluding that bureaucracies charged with constructing these institutions often overlook key design principles.

About the Author

Mark Sproule-Jones

Contributor Notes

Mark Sproule-Jones is a professor of political science at McMaster University.

Editorial Review

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 practitioners, politicians, business people, and environmentalists.

— International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
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