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Bioregional assessments : science at the crossroads of management and policy /
edited by K. Norman Johnson
- Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1999.
- xiii, 398 : ill. ; 24 cm. -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Learning from the Past and Moving to the Future / Stepping Back: Assessing for Understanding in Complex Regional Systems / History and Assessments: Punctuated Nonequilibrium / Perspectives on Scientists and Science in Bioregional Assessments / A Political Context Model for Bioregional Assessments / Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team Assessment. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Assessments. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Margaret Herring -- Jack Ward Thomas -- Lance H. Gunderson -- John C. Gordon -- Frederick J. Swanson and Sarah Greene -- Hanna J. Cortner, Mary G. Wallace and Margaret A. Moote -- K. Norman Johnson, Richard Holthausen and Margaret A. Shannon [et al.]. Logan A. Norris. Judy E. Nelson. Paula Burgess and Kristin Aldred Cheek -- Henry A. Regier. Michael L. Jones. James Addis. Michael Donahue -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Everglades-South Florida Assessments. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Northern Forest Lands Assessments. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Southern California Natural Community Conservation Planning. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / Policy Review / Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project. Case Study / Science Review / Management Review / John C. Ogden. Frank J. Mazzotti. Susan D. Jewell. Maggy Hurchalla -- Perry R. Hagenstein. David E. Capen. Henry L. Whittemore. Laura Falk McCarthy -- Dennis D. Murphy. Peter A. Stine. James E. Whalen. Ron Rempel, Andrew H. McLeod and Marc Luesebrink -- Thomas M. Quigley, Russell T. Graham and Richard W. Haynes. James K. Agee. Martha G. Hahn. John Howard -- Don C. Erman. Robert R. Curry. Jon D. Kennedy. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Policy Review / Understanding Bioregional Assessments / Dennis T. Machida -- K. Norman Johnson and Margaret Herring. 13.
Bioregional assessments are quickly becoming an essential part of ecosystem management. This book provides a unique look at the theory and practice of bioregional assessments, and is an essential volume for resource managers, scientists, policymakers, and anyone involved with formulating or implementing strategies for regional planning and ecosystem management.
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1559636572 (cloth) 1559636580 (pbk.)
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Environmental management, United StatesCase studies.Environmental policy, United StatesCase studies.