{"product_id":"structured-decision-making-paperback-1","title":"Structured Decision Making - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Failing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Harstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called \u003ci\u003eStructured Decision Making.\u003c\/i\u003e It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress - in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent - requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in their experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisit \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/gregory\/\u003c\/b\u003e to access the figures and tables from the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the creative and messy process of making environmental management decisions. The approach we describe is called \u003ci\u003eStructured Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e, a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress - in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent - requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation. We review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in our experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. Our goal is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Researcher, Decision Research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Failing\u003c\/b\u003e, Principal, Compass Resource Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Harstone\u003c\/b\u003e, Principal, Compass Resource Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Long\u003c\/b\u003e, Principal, Compass Resource Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim McDaniels\u003c\/b\u003e, University of British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Ohlson\u003c\/b\u003e, Principal, Compass Resource Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47342335590649,"sku":"9781444333428","price":121.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N1FJOVo3SHhLQUg4R3pOR0V1cDBYUT09_669de52a-41d7-4b51-8c57-86108c552ed6.webp?v=1769707795","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/structured-decision-making-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}