Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances
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.

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Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances
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.

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Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances

Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances

by Mark Sproule-Jones
Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances

Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances

by Mark Sproule-Jones

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780870136283
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 10/31/2002
Series: Michigan & the Great Lakes
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 149
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Mark Sproule-Jones is Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tablesviii
Acknowledgmentsix
Acronymsx
1Introduction3
2History of Key Uses of the Great Lakes21
3Institutions and Rules for the Environment of the Great Lakes36
4Common Pools and Multiple Uses58
5From Common Property to the Institutional Analysis of Remedial Action Plans75
6Patterns of Behaviour90
7Conclusion: Promises and Performances105
Appendices117
References136
Index143
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