Deconstructing adaptive management: Criteria for applications to environmental management

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2411-2425

  Gregory, R ^a   Ohlson, D ^b   Arvai, J ^a,c  

^a Decision Research   (Canada)

^b Graham Long Compass Resource Management   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management criteria; Decision analysis; Decision making; Environmental management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; UNCERTAINTY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33845511172     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[2411:DAMCFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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