Passive and active adaptive management: Approaches and an example

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1371-1378

  Williams, Byron K ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active vs. passive adaptive management; Decision making; Impoundment drawdown; Modeling; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER LEVELS;

ACTIVE VS.; ADAPTIVE DECISION MAKING; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISIONS MAKINGS; IMPOUNDMENT DRAWDOWN; ITERATIVE LEARNING; MANAGEMENT IS; MODELING; PASSIVE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE CONSERVATION;

DECISION MAKING;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEARNING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952069175     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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