Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Adaptive Management

   • Craig R. Allen, Ahjond S. Garmestani

   Pages 1-10

3. Adaptive Management, a Personal History

   • C. S. Holling, Shana M. Sundstrom

   Pages 11-25

4. Lessons from Adaptive Management: Obstacles and Outcomes

   • Lance Gunderson

   Pages 27-38

5. Adaptive Management and Law

   • Melinda Harm Benson, Courtney Schultz

   Pages 39-59

6. A Decision-Analytic Approach to Adaptive Resource Management

   • Fred A. Johnson, Byron K. Williams

   Pages 61-84

7. Measuring Success of Adaptive Management Projects

   • Brian C. Chaffin, Hannah Gosnell

   Pages 85-105

8. The Role of Bridging Organizations in Enhancing Ecosystem Services and Facilitating Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems

   • Olivia Odom Green, Lisen Schultz, Marmar Nekoro, Ahjond S. Garmestani

   Pages 107-122

9. Adaptive Management for Novel Ecosystems

   • Nicholas A.J. Graham, Christina C. Hicks

   Pages 123-146

10. Adaptive Co-Management

    • Christo Fabricius, Bianca Currie

    Pages 147-179

11. Adaptive Management Today: A Practitioners’ Perspective

    • Carol L. Murray, David R. Marmorek, Lorne A. Greig

    Pages 181-199

12. Practical Resilience: Building Networks of Adaptive Management

    • Jim Berkley, Lance Gunderson

    Pages 201-216

13. Optimization and Resilience in Natural Resources Management

    • Byron K. Williams, Fred A. Johnson

    Pages 217-233

14. Emerging Concepts in Adaptive Management

    • Derek Armitage, Steven Alexander, Mark Andrachuk, Samantha Berdej, Thomas Dyck, Prateep Kumar Nayak et al.

    Pages 235-254

15. Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems: The Path Forward

    • Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen

    Pages 255-262

16. Back Matter

    Pages 263-264

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Adaptive management is an approach to managing social-ecological systems that fosters learning about the systems being managed and remains at the forefront of environmental management nearly 40 years after its original conception. Adaptive management persists because it allows action despite uncertainty, and uncertainty is reduced when learning occurs during the management process. Often termed “learning by doing”, the allure of this management approach has entrenched the concept widely in agency direction and statutory mandates across the globe. This exceptional volume is a collection of essays on the past, present and future of adaptive management written by prominent authors with long experience in developing, implementing, and assessing adaptive management. Moving forward, the book provides policymakers, managers and scientists a powerful tool for managing for resilience in the face of uncertainty.

• Adaptive co-managment
• Adaptive governance
• Adaptive management
• Natural resource managment
• Resilience
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

“This book is a strong primer on the subject and an up-to-date resource highlighting the state of the science and theory relevant to advancing this significant management approach. … Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems is also consistently accessible and will be of strong interest to scholars, practitioners, and students working in a variety of natural resource contexts. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (J. L. Rhoades, Choice, Vol. 53 (3), November, 2015)

• Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife UResearch Unit-USGS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

  Craig R. Allen

• Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, USA

  Ahjond S. Garmestani

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