Managing the Great Lakes as a Transboundary Coastal Ecosystem

• Autores: Patrick Lawrence
• Localización: Petermanns geographische Mitteilungen, ISSN 0031-6229, Vol. 148, Nº. 1, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Nordamerika), págs. 20-25
• Idioma: alemán
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• Resumen

  • The Great Lakes represent one of the largest and most significant coastal ecosystems in the world shared by more than one nation. Within the Lake Erie basin, The United States and Canada have cooperated in a number of joint transboundary coastal ecosystem management initiatives. Within the context of this extensive expertise and experience comes the opportunity to examine and reflect upon the ability of public agencies, communities, and citizens to participate and influence decision-making at the transboundary scale. This study focuses on the planning process and results to date from two selected case studies of efforts at transboundary coastal management in the Great Lakes. Each case study clearly demonstrates the challenges and opportunities for transboundary coastal ecosystem management for the Great Lakes basin. Linking science to planning and improving public awareness and education efforts are seen as continual needs in implementing planning actions. Geographic, political, social, cultural and economic differences between the two nations present barriers, which need to be overcome for effective long term and proactive management practices.