Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems
Editors: Allen, Craig R., Garmestani, Ahjond (Eds.)
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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.
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“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)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems
- Editors
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- Craig R. Allen
- Ahjond Garmestani
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht (outside the USA)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-9682-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-9682-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-9681-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-0397-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 264
- Number of Illustrations
- 10 b/w illustrations
- Topics
