Bioregional Assessments
Science At The Crossroads Of Management And Policy
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-55963-658-2 (ISBN)
Description
Bioregional assessment is the effort to build knowledge about a region prior to decision-making and management action; it is an essential part of ecosystem management which gives science and scientists a crucial role in the policy-making process. Bringing together experts on a range of issues to assess existing ecological and social conditions - and providing a base of knowledge from which to develop policy options and management decisions, this volume offers a tool to anyone involved or interested in ecosystem management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55963-658-2 (9781559636582)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Practice and theory of bioregional assessments; learning from the past and moving to the future; assessing for understanding in complex regional systems; the role of science in bioregional assessments; a political context model for bioregional assessments; case histories and reviews; Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (FEMAT) assessment; Great Lakes; St Lawrence River Basin assessments; Everglades; South Florida assessments; northern forest lands assessments; Southern California Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP); interior Columbia Basin ecosystem management project; Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP); management review; policy review; synthesis; understanding bioregional assessments.