{"product_id":"structured-decision-making-9781421437569","title":"Structured Decision Making","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides and analyzes real examples of how structured decision making (SDM) can help solve complex problems involving natural resources.   When faced with complicated, potentially controversial decisions that affect our environment, many resource management agencies have come to realize the value of structured decision making (SDM)the systematic use of principles and tools of decision analysis. Few professionals, however, have extensive experience implementing SDM. Structured Decision Making provides key information to both current adopters of the method and those who are deploying it for the first time by demonstrating the formal use of decision analysis to support difficult, real-world natural resource management decisions. Drawing on case studies from multiple public agencies in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Mauritius, the editors present an overview of decision analysis, a classification of decision types, and a catalog of decision analysis methods. Dozens of detailed c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI strongly believe \u003ci\u003eStructured Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable read for anyone who contributes to natural resource management decision making, whether they are the actual decision maker, a stakeholder who is affected by the decision, or someone who simply seeks to inform decisions with their work.\u003cbr\u003e—Adam Duarte, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Wildlife Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eForeword, by Hugh P. Possingham \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Decision Analysis for Managing Public Natural Resources\u003cbr\u003eMichael C. Runge and Ellen A. Bean \u003cbr\u003ePart 1. Structuring Decisions \u003cbr\u003e2 Introduction to Structuring Decisions \u003cbr\u003eDavid R. Smith\u003cbr\u003e3 Allocating Funds under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan \u003cbr\u003eMichael C. Runge\u003cbr\u003e4 Keeping Hawai'i's Forest Birds One Step Ahead of Disease in a Warming World \u003cbr\u003eEben H. Paxton and Jim Kraus\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Addressing Trade-Offs \u003cbr\u003e5 Introduction to Multi-criteria Decision Analysis \u003cbr\u003eSarah J. Converse\u003cbr\u003e6 Strategic Conservation of an Imperiled Freshwater Mussel, the Dwarf Wedgemussel, in North Carolina \u003cbr\u003eDavid R. Smith and Sarah E. McRae\u003cbr\u003e7 Spawning Closures for Coral Reef Fin Fish \u003cbr\u003eTerry Walshe and Stephanie Slade\u003cbr\u003e8 Managing Water for Oil Sands Mining \u003cbr\u003eDan W. Ohlson, Andrew J. Paul, and Graham E. Long\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. Addressing Resource Allocation \u003cbr\u003e9 Introduction to Resource Allocation \u003cbr\u003eJames E. Lyons\u003cbr\u003e10 Resource Allocation for Coastal Wetland Management: Confronting Uncertainty about Sea-Level Rise \u003cbr\u003eJames E. Lyons, Kevin S. Kalasz, Gregory Breese, and Clint W. Boal\u003cbr\u003e11 Reserve Network Design for Prairie-Dependent Taxa in South Puget Sound \u003cbr\u003eSarah J. Converse, Beth Gardner, and Steven Morey\u003cbr\u003e12 Optimizing Resource Allocation for Managing a Shrub Invading Alpine Peatlands in Australia \u003cbr\u003eJoslin L. Moore and Charlie Pascoe\u003cbr\u003ePart 4. Addressing Risk \u003cbr\u003e13 Introduction to Risk Analysis \u003cbr\u003eMichael C. Runge and Sarah J. Converse\u003cbr\u003e14 Addressing Disease Risk to Develop a Health Program for Bighorn Sheep in Montana \u003cbr\u003eSarah N. Sells, Michael S. Mitchell, and Justin A. Gude\u003cbr\u003e15 Hedging against Uncertainty When Granting Permits for Mitigation \u003cbr\u003eJean Fitts Cochrane, Taber D. Allison, and Eric V. Lonsdorf\u003cbr\u003e16 Dealing with Risk Attitudes in Supplementary Feeding of Mauritius Olive White-Eyes \u003cbr\u003eStefano Canessa, Christelle Ferrière, Nicolas Zuël, and John G. Ewen\u003cbr\u003ePart 5. Addressing Knowledge Gaps \u003cbr\u003e17 Introduction to Prediction and the Value of Information \u003cbr\u003eDavid R. Smith\u003cbr\u003e18 Developing Performance Criteria for a Population Model for Indiana Bat Conservation \u003cbr\u003eJennifer A. Szymanski and Lori B. Pruitt\u003cbr\u003e19 Using a Research Experiment to Reduce Key Uncertainty about Managing Vernal Pool Habitats for Obligate Amphibian Species \u003cbr\u003eAdam W. Green and Larissa L. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e20 Prioritizing Uncertainties to Improve Management of a Reintroduction Program \u003cbr\u003eSarah J. Converse\u003cbr\u003ePart 6. Addressing Linked and Dynamic Decisions \u003cbr\u003e21 Introduction to Linked and Dynamic Decisions \u003cbr\u003eMichael C. Runge\u003cbr\u003e22 Restoration of Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region \u003cbr\u003eVictoria M. Hunt, Melinda G. Knutson, and Eric V. Lonsdorf\u003cbr\u003e23 An Adaptive Approach to Vegetation Management in Native Prairies of the Northern Great Plains \u003cbr\u003eClinton T. Moore, Jill J. Gannon, Terry L. Shaffer, and Cami S. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e24 Decision Implementation and the Double-Loop Process in Adaptive Management of Horseshoe Crab Harvest in Delaware Bay \u003cbr\u003eConor P. McGowan, James E. Lyons, and David R. 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