This book is unique in identifying and presenting tools to environmental decision-makers to help them improve the quality and clarity of their work. These tools range from software to policy approaches, and from environmental databases to focus groups. Equally of value to environmental managers, and students in environmental risk, policy, economics and law.
Tools to Aid Environmental Decision Making
Description
Table of Contents
- Overview.- 2. Identifying Environmental Values.- 3. Tools to Characterize the Environmental Setting.- 4. Tools for Understanding the Socioeconomic and Political Settings for Environmental Decision Making.- 5. Characterizing the Regulatory and Judicial Setting.- 6. Integration of Geographic Information.- 7. Forecasting for Environmental Decision Making.- 8. Assessment, Refinement, and Narrowing of Options.- 9. Post-Decision Assessment.- 10. Next Steps for Tools to Aid Environmental Decision Making.- Biographies of Contributing Authors.