06761nam 2200649 a 450 991082683220332120200520144314.00-309-18405-31-280-18582-197866101858250-309-59349-20-585-20698-8(CKB)110986584752786(OCoLC)44963676(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055027(SSID)ssj0000141129(PQKBManifestationID)11160803(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141129(PQKBWorkID)10056956(PQKB)11026770(MiAaPQ)EBC3376034(Au-PeEL)EBL3376034(CaPaEBR)ebr10055027(OCoLC)817958521(EXLCZ)9911098658475278620000713d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDownstream adaptive management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River ecosystem /Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Pressc19991 online resource (xii, 230 pages) illustrations, mapsCompass series"Support for this project was provided by the Bureau of Reclamation under Cooperative Agreement #1425-98-FC-40-22700"--P. [ii].0-309-06579-8 Includes bibliographical references.Downstream -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- Strategic Planning -- Strategic Priorities -- Geographic Scope of Center Programs -- Decadal Time Scales -- Public Significance of Science-Based Adaptive Management -- Adaptive Management -- SCIENCE PROGRAM ISSUES -- Ecosystem Science and Monitoring -- Physical Resources Program -- Biological Resources Program -- Sociocultural Resources Program -- Cultural Resources -- Socioeconomic Resources -- Information Technology Program -- ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUDGET ISSUES -- Roles of the Center -- The Center's Institutional Home -- Center Structure and Staffing -- Center Budget and Funding -- 1 Introduction -- ORIGINS OF THE LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN -- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- COMPLICATIONS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN -- METHODS FOR REVIEWING THE STRATEGIC PLAN -- 2 The Center's Long-Term Strategic Plan -- THE CENTER'S STRATEGIC PLANS -- STRENGTHS OF THE PLAN -- WEAKNESSES AND ALTERNATIVES -- Defining Key Strategic Priorities -- Geographic Scope -- Medium and Long Time Scales -- Public Significance of Center Programs -- Organizational Resources as Strategic Planning Issues -- SUMMARY -- 3 The Adaptive Management Program -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EMERGING FIELD OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT -- ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GLEN CANYON DAM AND THE COLORADO RIVER ECOSYSTEM -- STRENGTHS OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS -- WEAKNESSES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS -- The Center's Roles Within the Adaptive Management Program -- The Concept of "Vision -- Adaptive Management, Ecosystem Management, and Social Learning -- Disparate Management Objectives and Information Needs -- Physical Resources Program -- Biological Resources Program -- Sociocultural Resources Program -- Information Technology Program -- Defining the Current Experiment -- Contingency Planning -- Decision Analysis.Independent Review -- External Review -- Programmatic Review -- 4 Ecosystem Monitoring and Science -- CONCEPTUAL MODELING -- DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LONG-TERM MONITORING PLAN -- THE CENTER'S RESOURCE PROGRAM AREAS -- Physical Resources Program -- Synthesis of Previous Knowledge -- Likely Effectiveness of the Strategic Plan -- Weaknesses and Alternative Approaches -- Biological Resources Program -- Synthesis of Previous Knowledge -- Likely Effectiveness of the Strategic Plan -- Weaknesses and Alternative Approaches -- Sociocultural Resources Program -- Cultural Resources Program -- Socioeconomic Resources Program -- Weaknesses and Alternative Approaches -- Information Technology Program -- Strengths -- Weaknesses and Alternative Approaches -- 5 Organization and Resources -- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CENTER ROLES IN THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM -- THE CENTER'S INSTITUTIONAL HOME -- THE CENTER'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND SIZE -- BUDGET AND FUNDING ISSUES -- 6 Summary of Findings and Recommendations -- ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- SCIENCE PROGRAM ISSUES -- ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUDGET ISSUES -- References -- Appendix A RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992 -- Appendix B Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) -- AMWG COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP -- Appendix C Technical Work Group (TWG) -- TWG COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP -- Appendix D Record of Decision (1996) -- RECORD OF DECISION -- OPERATION OF GLEN CANYON DAMFINAL ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DECISION -- III. DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES -- IV. SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES -- V. COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE FINAL EIS -- VI. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS AND MONITORING -- VII. BASIS FOR DECISION -- ATTACHMENT 1. -- Appendix E Table II-7 Summary Comparison of Alternatives and Impacts -- Appendix F Economic Literature Relevant to Grand Canyon Management.STUDIES SPECIFIC TO THE GRAND CANYON -- STUDIES OF THE COLUMBIA AND OTHER RIVER SYSTEMS -- STUDIES OF RELEVANT ISSUES IN OTHER CONTEXTS -- Hydropower -- Ecosystems -- NATIONAL PARK RECREATIONAL VALUES -- Guided Rafting Values -- Recreational Fishing -- Hiking -- Waterfowl Hunting -- Biodiversity/Endangered Species -- Cultural heritage -- Native rights -- Water Quality -- Streamflow -- Geographic Scope -- Distributional Issues: Regional Economic Impacts -- Water Allocation and Water Marketing -- The Evolving Debate about Nonmarket Environmental Valuation -- Methodology of Valuation -- Philosophy of Valuation -- REFERENCES -- Appendix G Figures -- Appendix H Biographical Sketches Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Ecosystem managementGlen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)Ecosystem managementColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)Ecosystem managementEcosystem management333.95/28/0979259National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826832203321Downstream3946157UNINA