Adaptive governance : integrating science, policy, and decision making / Ronald D. Brunner ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brunner, Ronald D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--United States--Management--Case studies.

Natural resources.

Natural resources--Government policy--United States--Case studies.

Conservation of natural resources--United States--Decision making--Case studies.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmental policy--United States--Decision making--Case studies.

Environmental policy.

Decision making.

Natural resources--Government policy.

Management.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 319 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2005]

Summary:

Drawing on five detailed case studies from the American West, the authors explore and clarify how to expedite a transition toward adaptive governance and break the gridlock in natural resource policymaking. Unlike scientific management, which relies on science as the foundation for policies made through a central bureaucratic authority, adaptive governance integrates various types of knowledge and organizations. Adaptive governance relies on open decision-making processes recognizing multiple interests, community-based initiatives, and an integrative science in addition to traditional reductive science.

Case studies discussed include a program to protect endangered fish in the Colorado River with the active participation of water developers and environmentalists; a district ranger's innovative plan to manage national forestland in northern New Mexico; and how community-based forestry groups are affecting legislative change in Washington, D.C.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0231136242

0231136250

OCLC:

58051869