Downstream : 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 Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 333.95/28/0979259
• Soggetto topico: Ecosystem management - Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Ecosystem management - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
• Soggetto geografico: Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)
• Note generali: "Support for this project was provided by the Bureau of Reclamation under Cooperative Agreement #1425-98-FC-40-22700"--P. [ii].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Downstream
• ISBN: 0-309-18405-3; 1-280-18582-1; 9786610185825; 0-309-59349-2; 0-585-20698-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826832203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)