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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817063903321

Autore

Conroy Michael J (Michael James), <1952->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

9781118506196

1118506197

9781299159174

1299159176

9781118506202

1118506200

9781118506233

1118506235

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetersonJames T

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Natural resources - Decision making

Natural resources - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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