Downstream : adaptive management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River ecosystem / Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecosystem management--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.).

Ecosystem management.

Ecosystem management--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).

Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center began long-term planning at its inception and, in May 1997, produced a Long-Term Monitoring and Research Strategic Plan that was adopted by stakeholder groups (the Adaptive Management Work Group and the Technical Work Group) later that year. The Center then requested the National Research Council's (NRC) Water Science and Technology Board to evaluate this plan.

Contents:

Downstream

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Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Strategic Planning

Strategic Priorities

Geographic Scope of Center Programs

Decadal Time Scales

Public Significance of Science-Based Adaptive Management

Adaptive Management

SCIENCE PROGRAM ISSUES

Ecosystem Science and Monitoring

Physical Resources Program

Biological Resources Program

Sociocultural Resources Program

Cultural Resources

Socioeconomic Resources

Information Technology Program

ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUDGET ISSUES

Roles of the Center

The Center's Institutional Home

Center Structure and Staffing

Center Budget and Funding

1 Introduction

ORIGINS OF THE LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN

CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

COMPLICATIONS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN

METHODS FOR REVIEWING THE STRATEGIC PLAN

2 The Center's Long-Term Strategic Plan

THE CENTER'S STRATEGIC PLANS

STRENGTHS OF THE PLAN

WEAKNESSES AND ALTERNATIVES

Defining Key Strategic Priorities

Geographic Scope

Medium and Long Time Scales

Public Significance of Center Programs

Organizational Resources as Strategic Planning Issues

SUMMARY

3 The Adaptive Management Program

INTRODUCTION

THE EMERGING FIELD OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GLEN CANYON DAM AND THE COLORADO RIVER ECOSYSTEM

STRENGTHS OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS

WEAKNESSES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS

The Center's Roles Within the Adaptive Management Program

The Concept of "Vision

Adaptive Management, Ecosystem Management, and Social Learning

Disparate Management Objectives and Information Needs

Defining the Current Experiment

Contingency Planning

Decision Analysis.

Independent Review

External Review

Programmatic Review

4 Ecosystem Monitoring and Science

CONCEPTUAL MODELING

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LONG-TERM MONITORING PLAN

THE CENTER'S RESOURCE PROGRAM AREAS

Synthesis of Previous Knowledge

Likely Effectiveness of the Strategic Plan

Weaknesses and Alternative Approaches

Cultural Resources Program

Socioeconomic Resources Program

Strengths

5 Organization and Resources

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CENTER ROLES IN THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

THE CENTER'S INSTITUTIONAL HOME

THE CENTER'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND SIZE

BUDGET AND FUNDING ISSUES

6 Summary of Findings and Recommendations

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

References

Appendix A RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992

Appendix B Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG)

AMWG COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Appendix C Technical Work Group (TWG)

TWG COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Appendix D Record of Decision (1996)

RECORD OF DECISION

OPERATION OF GLEN CANYON DAMFINAL ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT

I. INTRODUCTION

II. DECISION

III. DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES

IV. SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES

V. COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE FINAL EIS

VI. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS AND MONITORING

VII. BASIS FOR DECISION

ATTACHMENT 1.

Appendix E Table II-7 Summary Comparison of Alternatives and Impacts

Appendix F Economic Literature Relevant to Grand Canyon Management.

STUDIES SPECIFIC TO THE GRAND CANYON

STUDIES OF THE COLUMBIA AND OTHER RIVER SYSTEMS

STUDIES OF RELEVANT ISSUES IN OTHER CONTEXTS

Hydropower

Ecosystems

NATIONAL PARK RECREATIONAL VALUES

Guided Rafting Values

Recreational Fishing

Hiking

Waterfowl Hunting

Biodiversity/Endangered Species

Cultural heritage

Native rights

Water Quality

Streamflow

Distributional Issues: Regional Economic Impacts

Water Allocation and Water Marketing

The Evolving Debate about Nonmarket Environmental Valuation

Methodology of Valuation

Philosophy of Valuation

REFERENCES

Appendix G Figures

Appendix H Biographical Sketches Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research.

Notes:

"Support for this project was provided by the Bureau of Reclamation under Cooperative Agreement #1425-98-FC-40-22700"--P. [ii].

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610185825

9780309184052

0309184053

9781280185823

1280185821

9780309593496

0309593492

9780585206981

0585206988

OCLC:

44963676