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Management of the shared waters of the Great Lakes has been a matter of concern in relations between Canada and the United States for more than 100 years. How the two countries have addressed water management conflicts reflects many factors, including their history, commonalities and differences in their legal and political systems, evolution of the larger binational relationship, economic integration, each country’s domestic political priorities and environmental agendas, among others.
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Valiante, M. (2008). Management of the North American Great Lakes. In: Varis, O., Biswas, A.K., Tortajada, C. (eds) Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74928-8_10
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