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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141345603321

Autore

Gregory Robin (Robin Scott), <1950->

Titolo

Structured Decision Making [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Guide to Environmental Management Choices

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

1-280-58729-6

9786613617125

1-4443-9855-5

1-4443-9852-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FailingLee

HarstoneMichael

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Environmental management -- Decision making

Environmental management

Mathematics

Environmental management - Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

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