Restoration of the Great Lakes
Subtitle: promises, practices, and performances
By: by Mark Sproule-Jones.
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Vancouver, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Environmental protection -- Great Lakes (North America); Water -- Pollution -- Great Lakes (North America); Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy -- Great Lakes (North America); Great Lakes (North America)x Environmental conditions.
Description: "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 governmental 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-142).