Title The Great Lakes restoration initiative / Óskar Strobel, editor

Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety. Contents THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; CONLCUSION; Chapter 2: GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: FURTHER ACTIONS WOULD RESULT IN MORE USEFUL ASSESSMENTS AND HELP ADDRESS FACTORS THAT LIMIT PROGRESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND TASK FORCE AGENCIES USE THE ACTION PLAN AND AGREEMENTS AMONG THEMSELVES AND WITH NONFEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT THE GLRIEPA'S METHODS TO ASSESS GLRI PROGRESS MAY NOT PRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE AND USEFUL ASSESSMENTS OR SUPPORT PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS; TASK FORCE AGENCIES AND NONFEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS REPORT GLRI PROGRESS, BUT OVERALL GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROGRESS IS DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY; NONFEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED KEY FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT AND MAY LIMIT GLRI PROGRESS; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGYAPPENDIX II: SURVEY QUESTIONS; APPENDIX III: GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE ACTION PLAN LONG-TERM GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND MEASURES OF PROGRESS FOR EACH OF THE FIVE FOCUS AREAS; Chapter 3: GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: ACTION PLAN FISCAL YEARS 2010-2014; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; A NATIONAL TREASURE; THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION CHALLENGE; WHAT IS ""RESTORATION""?; TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE: THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE; THE PATH FORWARD: THE ACTION PLAN; IMPLEMENTING THE ACTION PLAN; FOCUS AREAS; CONCLUSION; ACRONYMS; INDEX Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes PDF title page (viewed April 4, 2014) Subject Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (U.S.) SUBJECT Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (U.S.) fast Subject Restoration ecology -- Great Lakes (North America) SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology. Conservation and restoration Restoration ecology SUBJECT Great Lakes (North America) -- Conservation and restoration Subject Great Lakes Form Electronic book Author Strobel, Óskar, editor ISBN 9781631175268 1631175262

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