Adaptive Management of Social-Ecological Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Allen, Craig R. (Editor), Garmestani, Ahjond S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Social sciences.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Social Sciences, general.

Adaptive management is an approach to managing social-ecological systems that fosters learning about the systems being managed and remains at the forefront of environmental management nearly 40 years after its original conception. Adaptive management persists because it allows action despite uncerta...