Restoration of the Great Lakes

by Sproule-Jones, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780870136283
• ISBN10: 0870136283
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

The Great Lakes inspire evocative language and hyperbolic metaphors, from the ;sweet seas ; of Samuel de Champlain to the ;bold shores ; of Henry R. Schoolcraft. Yet, the attitudes, values, and behaviors of settlers, both Native American and European, often reflect the utilitarian values of the Lakes and their resources. In this challenging study, Mark Sproule-Jones examines the history of the key uses of the Great Lakes, and the relative successes and failures of the institutions that govern the Lakes' resource management. Ultimately, he concludes that human beings need to find better ways of integrating social, community, and individual human needs with the needs of the Lakes themselves, in an effort to create new policies of balance and usage.

Author Biography

Mark Sproule-Jones is Victor K. Copps Professor of Urban Studies in the Department Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Acronyms	x
Introduction	3	(18)
History of Key Uses of the Great Lakes	21	(15)
Institutions and Rules for the Environment of the Great Lakes	36	(22)
Common Pools and Multiple Uses	58	(17)
From Common Property to the Institutional Analysis of Remedial Action Plans	75	(15)
Patterns of Behaviour	90	(15)
Conclusion: Promises and Performances	105	(12)
Appendices	117	(19)
References	136	(7)
Index	143