Wicked Environmental Problems : Managing Uncertainty and Conflict
ISBN: 9781597264747 | 1597264741
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Island Pr
Pub. Date: 7/8/2011
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This new book examines past experience and future directions in the management of so-called "wicked" environmental problems-those characterized by large-scale, long-term policy dilemmas and contentious political stalemates. Most important, the book reviews current thinking on the way forward, focusing on the implementation of "learning networks," in which public managers, technical experts, and public stakeholders collaborate in decision-making processes that are analytic, iterative, and deliberative. Wicked Environmental Problemsoffers new app... MORE
| Preface | p. ix |
| The Challenge of Wicked Problems | p. 1 |
| Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental Management | p. 7 |
| Four Wicked Cases | p. 33 |
| The Precautionary Principle | p. 65 |
| Adaptive Management | p. 79 |
| Participatory Processes | p. 103 |
| A Proposed Adaptive, Deliberative Decision Process | p. 129 |
| The Sierra Nevada Example: Survey of Stakeholders | ... MORE |
| The Sierra Nevada Example: Elicitation and Analysis of Preferences | p. 167 |
| Managing Wicked Environmental Problems | p. 207 |
| References | p. 219 |
| Authors | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 239 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Peter J. Balint is an associate professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University. Ronald E. Stewart is retired Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation, USDA Forest Service. Anand Desai is a professor at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University. Lawrence C. Walters is Stewart Grow Professor of Public Policy and Management in the Romney Institute, Brigham Young University.
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