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El. knyga: Environmental Decision-Making in Context: A Toolbox

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(University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA)
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McGuire (environmental policy, U. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth)introduces a set of common tools used in environmental decision-making, and a framework for analyzing environmental problems. Readers do not need a background in any particular discipline, though he draws on intellectual tools from several disciplines, including both natural and social sciences. He deals in turn with the three major kinds of criteria for making a decision: science, economics, and values. A final section presents case problems of watershed management, fisheries management, sustainability, and climate change. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Because of the complexity involved in understanding the environment, the choices made about environmental issues are often incomplete. In a perfect world, those who make environmental decisions would be armed with a foundation about the broad range of issues at stake when making such decisions. Offering a simple but comprehensive understanding of the critical roles science, economics, and values play in making informed environmental decisions, Environmental Decision-Making in Context: A Toolbox provides that foundation.

The author highlights a primary set of intellectual tools from different disciplines and places them into an environmental context through the use of case study examples. The case studies are designed to stimulate the analytical reasoning required to employ environmental decision-making and ultimately, help in establishing a framework for pursuing and solving environmental questions, issues, and problems. They create a framework individuals from various backgrounds can use to both identify and analyze environmental issues in the context of everyday environmental problems.

The book strikes a balance between being a tightly bound academic text and a loosely defined set of principles. It takes you beyond the traditional pillars of academic discipline to supply an understanding of the fundamental aspects of what is actually involved in making environmental decisions and building a set of skills for making those decisions.

Recenzijos

"The books main goal is to introduce the reader to theories, methods, and tools used in environmental decision making. the author has kept this promise a great introductory handbook" Agnieszka D Hunka, University of Twente, the Netherlands

"The book is a short beginners user manual to make sense of the complexity of sustainability assessments conclusions." Ricardo Teixeira, MarieCurie PostDoctoral Researcher, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Acknowledgments ix
About the Author xi
1 Introduction
1(6)
2 Science of Environmental Decision-Making
7(56)
Introduction
7(2)
Natural Systems
9(30)
Ecosystem Principles
17(1)
Components: Biotic and Abiotic
18(2)
Services Provided: Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural
20(3)
Biodiversity
23(1)
Definitions
24(1)
Interactions
25(2)
Importance
27(2)
Ecosystem-Based Management
29(1)
Definition and Purpose
30(1)
Role in Environmental Management
31(3)
Examples in Environmental Policy Management Techniques
34(5)
Systems Thinking
39(20)
Box Modeling: Wrapping Our Heads around the Problem
40(3)
Underlying Scientific Principles
43(1)
E = mc2, or the Relationship between Energy and Matter (Mass-Energy Equivalence)
43(2)
Equilibrium Theory, or dC/dT = 0
45(4)
Parts of the Box in Context: Inflows, Outflows, and Feedback Mechanisms
49(10)
Conclusion
59(1)
References
60(3)
3 Economics of Environmental Decision-Making
63(50)
Introduction
63(2)
Categories of Economics Relevant to Environmental Decision-Making
65(16)
Natural Resource Economics
68(4)
Ecological Economics
72(4)
The Role of Discounting, Substitution, and Trade-Offs
76(5)
Defining Value: Linking Environment and Human Interactions
81(10)
Measurements of Well-Being and Progress
81(1)
Gross Domestic Product
82(2)
Alternatives
84(7)
Total Valuation Technique (Tv = Dv + Iv + Nuv)
91(10)
Direct Values (Dvs)
92(3)
Indirect Values (Ivs)
95(3)
Nonuse Values (Nuvs)
98(3)
Benefit-Cost Analysis
101(5)
Conclusion
106(2)
References
108(5)
4 Values of Environmental Decision-Making
113(66)
Introduction
113(2)
Objective Values
115(14)
Risk Assessment and the Role of Science
115(5)
Quantification Methods
120(9)
Subjective Values
129(17)
Emotion and Public Outrage
131(7)
NIMBY and Other Perceived Values
138(8)
Scaling Value Decisions
146(28)
Values and Individual Decision-Making
148(1)
Self-Interest
149(8)
Learning Dynamics
157(9)
Values and Multiparty Decision-Making
166(1)
Consensus Building and Majority Voting
167(3)
Other Collective Value System Considerations
170(4)
Conclusion
174(2)
References
176(3)
Case Problems
179(12)
Introduction to Case Problems
179(1)
Case Problem 1 Watershed Management: Linking Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Problems
179(2)
Relevant Information
180(1)
Hints for Analysis
181(1)
Case Problem 2 Fisheries Management: Managing Public Resources through a Mix of Private Incentives
181(4)
Current Government Fishery Policy
182(1)
Alternative Policy 1
182(1)
Alternative Policy 2
183(1)
Alternative Policy 3
184(1)
Hints for Analysis
184(1)
Case Problem 3 Sustainability: Setting Priorities between Today and Tomorrow, a Total Valuation Application
185(2)
Current Policy
185(1)
Alternative 1
186(1)
Alternative 2
186(1)
Alternative 3
187(1)
Hints for Analysis
187(1)
Case Problem 4 Climate Change: Making Environmental Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty
187(4)
Hints for Analysis
189(2)
Index 191
Chad J. McGuire is a professor of environmental policy within the Department of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He background is in environmental law and environmental science. Chad writes extensively in the fields of environmental law, policy, sustainability and dispute resolution. He has worked on policy issues related to fisheries management, climate change, globalization and land use patterns. His expertise has been sought in both private and public forums, and he has served on public committees for both non-profit and government entities. He has over 15 years of experience in the environmental management field.
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