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Record Nr.

UNINA9910704341003321

Titolo

Environmental futures research : experiences, approaches, and opportunities / / compiled by David N. Bengston ; authors: David N. Bengston [and ten others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newtown Square, PA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, , [2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ii unnumbered pages, 79 pages.) : color illustrations

Collana

General technical report ; ; NRS-P-107

Soggetti

Environmental policy - Planning

Natural resources - Management - Planning

Sustainability - Planning

Forest management - Planning

Ecosystem health - Forecasting

Forests and forestry - Forecasting

Decision making

Forecasting - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 27, 2013).

"November 2012."--P. [ii].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Futures research: a neglected dimension in environmental policy and planning / David N. Bengston -- An approach to the future / Peter C. Bishop -- A framework for developing foresight in natural resource management / Kay E. Strong -- Global mega forces: implications for the future of natural resources / George H. Kubik -- Scenarios and decisionmaking for complex environmental systems / Stephen R. Carpenter and Adena R. Rissman -- The Northern Forest Futures Project: a forward look at forest conditions in the northern United States / W. Keith Moser and Stephen R. Shifley -- Linking global scenarios to national assessments: experiences from the Resources Planning Act (RPA) assessment / Linda L. Langner and Peter J. Ince -- Environmental futures research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Robert L. Olson.