Adaptive management of watersheds and related resources
By: Byron K. Williams
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Abstract
The concept of learning about natural resources through the practice of management has been around for several decades and by now is associated with the term adaptive management. The objectives of this paper are to offer a framework for adaptive management that includes an operational definition, a description of conditions in which it can be usefully applied, and a systematic approach to its application. Adaptive decisionmaking is described as iterative, learning-based management in two phases, each with its own mechanisms for feedback and adaptation. The linkages between traditional experimental science and adaptive management are discussed.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Adaptive management of watersheds and related resources |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 27 |
| Last page | 33 |
| Conference Title | Planning for an uncertain future--Monitoring, integration, and adaptation: Proceedings of the Third Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds |
| Conference Location | Estes Park, CO |
| Conference Date | 9/08/2007 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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