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The policy process : a practical guide for natural resource professionals / Tim W. Clark.
LIBRA S944.5.D42 C63 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Susan G., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservation of natural resources--Decision making.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Environmental policy--Decision making.
- Environmental policy.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This useful book is designed to teach natural resources professionals how to be more effective in solving conservation and environmental policy problems. Its presentation of basic concepts, case studies, and "real world concerns" provides a deeper understanding of the policy process and makes the book an invaluable aid for students and practitioners in such fields as wildlife biology, conservation biology, forestry, range management, ecosystem management, and sustainable development.
- Tim W. Clark begins by describing the challenges faced by natural resources professionals. He then explains how the substance and process of policy analysis and decision making can be improved by using a policy sciences framework that takes into account biological, social, political, and institutional considerations. Finally he reflects on how issues of human rights and morality should affect natural resources management and policy analysis. The book is very user-friendly.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Professional Challenges 1
- Chapter 2. Fundamentals: A View of Individuals and Society 17
- Chapter 3. Social Process: Mapping the Context 32
- Chapter 4. Decision Process: Clarifying and Securing the Common Interest 56
- Chapter 5. Problem Orientation: Focusing on Problems to Find Solutions 85
- Chapter 6. Policy-Oriented Professionalism: A Unique Standpoint 111
- Chapter 7. Policy Analysis and Multiple Methods 127
- Chapter 8. Natural Resources, Human Rights, and Policy Learning 153
- Appendix Interdisciplinary, Problem-Solving Workshops for Natural Resource Professionals, Tim W. Clark, Robert J. Begg, Kim W. Lowe 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-206) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300090110
- OCLC:
- 47989919
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