{"product_id":"structured-decision-making-9781444333411","title":"Structured Decision Making","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 nego\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I recommend this book to anyone who must function at the interface between environmental science and decision making. Even if you do not have the opportunity to implement the full structured decision-making process, it will give you a better idea of how to think about your role and those of the other parties. The authors write clearly and forcefully.\" (\u003ci\u003eIntegrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM)\u003c\/i\u003e), 1 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I highly recommend the groundbreaking and very accessible book \u003ci\u003eStructured Decision Making: A Practical Guide to Environmental Management Choices\u003c\/i\u003e by Robin Gregory, Lee Failing, Michael Harstone, Graham Long, Tim McDaniels, Dan Ohlson, to anyone in resource management, risk analysis, land use planning, industry leadership, environmental NGOs, facilitation and negotiation, government, policy making, academia, and undergraduate or graduate studies who is seeking a clear and concise approach to developing workable solutions to even the most challenging environmental problems.\" (\u003ci\u003eBlog Business World\u003c\/i\u003e, 13 August 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Foreword vii  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Structuring Environmental Management Choices 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Foundations of Structured Decision Making 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Decision Sketching 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Understanding Objectives 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Identifying Performance Measures 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Incorporating Uncertainty 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Creating Alternatives 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Characterizing Consequences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Making Trade-Offs 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Learning 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Reality Check: Implementation 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Conclusion 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 289\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408386466135,"sku":"9781444333411","price":108.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444333411.jpg?v=1730502712","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/structured-decision-making-9781444333411","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}