Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Adaptive Governance: Integrating Science, Policy, and Decision Making

Adaptive Governance: Integrating Science, Policy, and Decision Making

Brunner, Ronald
Steelman, Toddi
Coe-Juell, Lindy

Paperback

Environmental StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0231136250
ISBN13: 9780231136259
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Aug 10 2005
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Drawing on five detailed case studies from the American West, the authors explore and clarify how to expedite a transition toward adaptive governance and break the gridlock in natural resource policymaking. Unlike scientific management, which relies on science as the foundation for policies made through a central bureaucratic authority, adaptive governance integrates various types of knowledge and organizations. Adaptive governance relies on open decision-making processes recognizing multiple interests, community-based initiatives, and an integrative science in addition to traditional science.

Case studies discussed include a program to protect endangered fish in the Colorado River with the active participation of water developers and environmentalists; a district ranger's innovative plan to manage national forestland in northern New Mexico; and how community-based forestry groups are affecting legislative change in Washington, D.C.

Also in

Environmental Studies

View All