An estimated 35 million people rely on the Great
Lakes for safe drinking water, and millions depend on
healthy fish and wildlife safe for consumption. The
authors note that the natural capital of the Great
Lakes is worth tens of billions of dollars each year and
that investing in the protection of this resource is ethically
and financially imperative.
The economic value of the Great Lakes and its
value to the health of the people and the economy in
Ontario, Canada, are described in this article. The
authors provide a credible assessment of the contributions
made by the Great Lakes to the local, provincial,
regional, and national economies of Canada and
to the Great Lakes region of the United States. The
major uses of the Great Lakes for which economic
value can be calculated either directly or indirectly
are characterized, and the different benefits ascribable
to different aspects of the Great Lakes economy
that rely on water quality and water quantity are
described. Includes 52 references, tables.
| Edition : | Vol. 100 - No. 6 |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/2008 |
