Wicked Environmental Problems
Description
"Wicked" problems are large-scale, long-term policy dilemmas in which multiple and compounding risks and uncertainties combine with sharply divergent public values to generate contentious political stalemates; wicked problems in the environmental arena typically emerge from entrenched conflicts over natural resource management and over the prioritization of economic and conservation goals more generally. This new book examines past experience and future directions in the management of wicked environmental problems and describes new strategies for mitigating the conflicts inherent in these seemingly intractable situations. The book:
- reviews the history of the concept of wicked problems
- examines the principles and processes that managers have applied
- explores the practical limitations of various approaches
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Ronald E. Stewart, now retired, sp30 years with the USDA Forest Service, ending his career as Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation before serving five years on the faculty of Departmof Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University.
Anand Desai is a Professor at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at the Ohio State University, in Columbus.
Lawrence C. Walters is Stewart Grow Professor of Public Policy and Managemin the Romney Institute, Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah.
Content
Preface
Chapter 1. The Challenge of Wicked Problems
Chapter 2. Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental Management
Chapter 3. Four Wicked Cases
Chapter 4. The Precautionary Principle
Chapter 5. Adaptive Management
Chapter 6. Participatory Processes
Chapter 7. A Proposed Adaptive, Deliberative Decision Process
Chapter 8. The Sierra Nevada Example: Survey of Stakeholders
Chapter 9. The Sierra Nevada Example: Elicitation and Analysis of Preferences
Chapter 10. Managing Wicked Environmental Problems
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