Adaptive management for water resources project planning /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 123 pages) : maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11147126 |
| Summary: | This book reviews the Corps of Engineers' experiences to date with the concept of "adaptive management" and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning approach. The adaptive management concept itself is complex and evolving, but might be summarized as "learning while doing." The book reviews literature on adaptive management and notes that a range of adaptive management practices present themselves for Corps projects. It is noted that there is no "cookbook" approach to adaptive management, and the book encourages the Corps of Engineers to continue to work with and learn from its applications of the concept. To facilitate institutional learning and to ensure that experiences are being employed across the agency, the book recommends that a Corps Center for Adaptive Management be established. The book also notes that greater involvement from the administration and Congress will be essential to successful adaptive management applications, as the Corps' efforts in this area will benefit from clarified water resources management objectives, the authority to manage adaptively, and from resources necessary for programs such as stakeholder collaboration and post-construction evaluations. |
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| Item Description: | Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers underDACW72-01-C-0001. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 123 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-106). |
| ISBN: | 0309531527 9780309531528 0309091918 9780309091916 |