Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Ocean Studies Board; Water Science And Technology Board; Committee To Assess The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Methods Of Analysis And Peer Review For Water Resources Project Planning; Panel On Adaptive Management For Resource Stewardship

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309091918 ISBN 13: 9780309091916

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2004

Synopsis

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. Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Report Purpose and Scope
• 2 Adaptive Management Theories, Frameworks, and Practices
• 3 The Context of Corps Decision Making
• 4 Case Studies of Adaptive Management
• 5 Prospects for Adaptive Management in the Corps
• 6 Epilogue
• References
• Acronyms
• Appendix A: Water Resources Development Act 2000, Section 216
• Appendix B: Rosters
• Appendix C: Biographical Information of Panel Members and Staff

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Panel on Adaptive Management for Resource Stewardship, Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0309091918
• ISBN 13: 9780309091916
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 137