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Adaptive Management: From More Talk to Real Action
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- Williams, Byron K. (Author)
- Brown, Eleanor D. (Author)
Title
Adaptive Management: From More Talk to Real Action
Abstract
The challenges currently facing resource managers are large-scale and complex, and demand new approaches to balance development and conservation goals. One approach that shows considerable promise for addressing these challenges is adaptive management, which by now is broadly seen as a natural, intuitive, and potentially effective way to address decision-making in the face of uncertainties. Yet the concept of adaptive management continues to evolve, and its record of success remains limited. In this article, we present an operational framework for adaptive decision-making, and describe the challenges and opportunities in applying it to real-world problems. We discuss the key elements required for adaptive decision-making, and their integration into an iterative process that highlights and distinguishes technical and social learning. We illustrate the elements and processes of the framework with some successful on-the-ground examples of natural resource management. Finally, we address some of the difficulties in applying learning-based management, and finish with a discussion of future directions and strategic challenges.
Publication
Environmental Management
Volume
53
Issue
2
Pages
465-479
Date
2014
Journal Abbr
Environ Manage
ISSN
0364-152X
Short Title
Adaptive Management
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09/01/2017, 16:12
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PubMed Central
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PMID: 24271618
PMCID: PMC4544568
Citation
Williams, B. K., & Brown, E. D. (2014). Adaptive Management: From More Talk to Real Action. Environmental Management, 53(2), 465–479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0205-7
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