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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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Introduction | |
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Science of Environmental Decision-Making | |
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Introduction | |
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Natural Systems | |
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Ecosystem Principles | |
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Components: Biotic and Abiotic | |
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Services Provided: Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural | |
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Biodiversity | |
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Definitions | |
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Interactions | |
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Importance | |
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Ecosystem-Based Management | |
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Definition and Purpose | |
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Role in Environmental Management | |
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Examples in Environmental Policy Management Techniques | |
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Systems Thinking | |
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Box Modeling: Wrapping Our Heads around the Problem | |
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Underlying Scientific Principles | |
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E = mc<sup>2</sup>, or the Relationship between Energy and Matter (Mass-Energy Equivalence) | |
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Equilibrium Theory, or dC/dT = 0 | |
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Parts of the Box in Context: Inflows, Outflows, and Feedback Mechanisms | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Economics of Environmental Decision-Making | |
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Introduction | |
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Categories of Economics Relevant to Environmental Decision-Making | |
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Natural Resource Economics | |
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Ecological Economics | |
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The Role of Discounting, Substitution, and Trade-Offs | |
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Defining Value: Linking Environment and Human Interactions | |
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Measurements of Well-Being and Progress | |
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Gross Domestic Product | |
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Alternatives | |
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Total Valuation Technique (Tv = Dv + Iv + Nuv) | |
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Direct Values (Dvs) | |
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Indirect Values (Ivs) | |
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Nonuse Values (Nuvs) | |
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Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Values of Environmental Decision-Making | |
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Introduction | |
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Objective Values | |
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Risk Assessment and the Role of Science | |
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Quantification Methods | |
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Subjective Values | |
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Emotion and Public Outrage | |
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NIMBY and Other Perceived Values | |
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Scaling Value Decisions | |
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Values and Individual Decision-Making | |
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Self-Interest | |
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Learning Dynamics | |
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Values and Multiparty Decision-Making | |
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Consensus Building and Majority Voting | |
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Other Collective Value System Considerations | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Case Problems | |
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Introduction to Case Problems | |
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Case Problem 1. Watershed Management: Linking Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Problems | |
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Relevant Information | |
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Hints for Analysis | |
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Case Problem 2. Fisheries Management: Managing Public Resources through a Mix of Private Incentives | |
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Current Government Fishery Policy | |
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Alternative Policy 1 | |
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Alternative Policy 2 | |
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Alternative Policy 3 | |
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Hints for Analysis | |
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Case Problem 3. Sustainability: Setting Priorities between Today and Tomorrow, a Total Valuation Application | |
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Current Policy | |
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Alternative 1 | |
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Alternative 2 | |
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Alternative 3 | |
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Hints for Analysis | |
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Case Problem 4. Climate Change: Making Environmental Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty | |
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Hints for Analysis | |
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Index | |