ABSTRACT
The Great Lakes Basin in North America holds more than 20 percent of the world's fresh water. Threats to habitats and biodiversity have economic, political, national security, and cultural implications and ramifications that cross the US-Canadian border. This multidisciplinary book presents the latest research to demonstrate the interconnected nature of the challenges facing the Basin.
Chapters by U.S. and Canadian scholars and practitioners represent a wide range of natural science and social science fields, including environmental sciences, geography, political science, natural resources, mass communications, environmental history and communication, public health, and economics. The book covers threats from invasive species, industrial development, climate change, agricultural and chemical runoff, species extinction, habitat restoration, environmental disease, indigenous conservation efforts, citizen engagement, environmental regulation, and pollution.Overall the book provides political, cultural, economic, scientific, and social contexts for recognizing and addressing the environmental challenges faced by the Great Lakes Basin.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|38 pages
Habitat, conservation, and restoration
part II|52 pages
Extinction and survival
chapter 5|14 pages
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
chapter 6|12 pages
Framing extinction
chapter 7|13 pages
Recovering the ecology of fear
part III|42 pages
Pollution, climate change, and invasive species
chapter 9|12 pages
Toxicants in the Great Lakes
chapter 10|14 pages
Water quality in the Great Lakes
chapter 11|14 pages
Emerald ash borer, black ash, and Native American basketmaking
part IV|54 pages
Public policy
chapter 12|12 pages
Legislating the Great Lakes
chapter 13|12 pages
Conservation authorities in Ontario
part V|10 pages
Conclusions