Decision making in natural resource management : a structured, adaptive approach / Michael J. Conroy, James T. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conroy, Michael J. (Michael James), 1952-

Contributor:

Peterson, James T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Decision making.

Natural resources.

Natural resources--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, and students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, who are confronted with complex and difficult decision making problems. The book takes readers through the process of developing a structured approach to decision making, by firstly deconstructing decisions into component parts, which are each fully analyzed and then reassembled to form a working decision model. The book integrates common-sense ideas about problem definitions, such as the need for decisions to be driven by

Contents:

Introduction : why a structured approach?

Elements of structured decision making

Defining and achieving objectives in natural resource management

Working with stakeholders in natural resource management

Tools for decision making and analysis

Statistics and decision making

Modeling the influence of decisions

Uncertainty in decision making

Methods for obtaining optimal decisions

Applications

Case studies

Summary and recommendations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781118506196

1118506197

9781299159174

1299159176

9781118506202

1118506200

9781118506233

1118506235

OCLC:

827207638