Structured decision making : a practical guide to environmental management choices / R. Gregory ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gregory, Robin (Robin Scott)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management--Decision making.

Environmental management.

Environmental management--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called Structured Decision Making. It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. This is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc

Contents:

""Structured Decision Making: A Practical Guide to Environmental Management Choices""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1 Structuring Environmental Management Choices""; ""2 Foundations of Structured Decision Making""; ""3 Decision Sketching""; ""4 Understanding Objectives""; ""5 Identifying Performance Measures""; ""6 Incorporating Uncertainty""; ""7 Creating Alternatives""; ""8 Characterizing Consequences""; ""9 Making Trade-Offs""; ""10 Learning""; ""11 Reality Check: Implementation""; ""12 Conclusion""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-58729-6

9786613617125

1-4443-9855-5

1-4443-9852-0

OCLC:

781848047