Great Lakes Lessons in Participatory Governance

This edited volume while focusing on participatory governance in the Great Lakes basin of North America also gives a comparative perspective of the African Great Lakes. The book describes the actions taken at degraded locations along the Great Lakes in North America through Remedial Action Plans (RAP) and other mechanisms, with an aim to highlight the successes and failures encountered in ecosystembased regenerative approaches. The book documents these experiences including the lead taken by industry in improving environmental quality of the Great Lakes. The book concludes with lessons learnt about revitalizing the ecosystem integrity of the lakes, which can be replicated in other watersheds of the world.

IntroductionIntroduction, Velma I. GroverGreat Lakes Great Responsibilities, History of and Lessons in Participatory Governance, Tom CraneGovernance in the Great Lakes, A Regime in Transition, Paul MuldoonInnovations in Decision Making, Chris McLaughlanTransnational Municipal Networks of American and Canadian Local Governments in the Context of Bilateral Environmental Relations, The Emergence of a European Phenomenon in the Great Lakes Basin, Irek KusimierczykThe Economic Benefits of Remedial Action Plans in Ontario, A. KubursiIntegrated Water Resources Planning and ImplementationGeneral Overview of IWRM, Abigail Cruickshank and Velma I GroverA Strategy for Sustainability—Making it Work in the Credit River Watershed, Christine Zimmer, Phil James, Kyle Vanderlinden, Robb Lukes and Tracy PattersonConservation Ontario’s Coordinating Mandate to Promote an Integrated Watershed Management Approach to Protection of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Ecosystem, Bonnie Fox and Sonya MeekNorth American Remedial Action Plans, Remedial Action Plan Case StudiesNorth American Remedial Action Plans—A Primer, Gail KrantzbergCollingwood Harbour, Gail KrantzbergHamilton Harbour, John Hall and Kristin M. O’ConnorAs the Water Flows, Community Based Decision-Making and Participatory Planning for the Maumee Area of Concern, Ohio, Patrick LawrenceA Case Study of Presque Isle Bay, Lori BoughtonRestoring Beneficial Uses in Great Lakes Areas of Concern Under the Threats of a Changing Climate, S. Abdel-FattahAfrican Great LakesA Holistic Approach to Natural Resource Management, A Case of Lake Victoria Basin, Tom Okurut and Doreen M. OtheroTop-down and Bottom-up Collaboration in the Management of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Victoria Fisheries, A Comparison of Two Shared Water Bodies, Marc Gaden, Oliva Mkumbo, Ted Lawrence and Chris GoddardIndustrial LeadershipIndustry and Governance in the Great Lakes Basins, George KuperHamilton Harbour’s Regeneration—An Industrial Perspective, Ian ShawConclusionsConclusion, Gail Krantzberg and Velma I. Grover

Grover, Velma I.; Krantzberg, Gail