Resource management issues continually change over time in response to coevolving
social, economic, and ecological systems. Under these conditions adaptive management, or …

This book begins with a brief account of the extraordinary sequence of events that led to
emergence of grasslands as major vegetation formations that now occupy some of the driest …

In this chapter the role of education in creating a planet that is more sustainable than the one
currently in prospect will be discussed from two vantage points: an instrumental one and an …

The most critical problems humanity faces today are complex problems, characterised by
high levels of uncertainty, multiple perspectives and multiple interlinked processes from …

Integrated natural resource management (INRM) and its many closely related approaches
are generally considered to be more effective than single-disciplinary approaches for …

Achieving more sustainable land and water use depends on high‐quality information and its
improved use. In other words, better linkages are needed between science and …

Robust information is integral to any good decision-making process. Information needs to be
seen as credible by the community and defensible by scientists and independent reviewers …

Traditional land use planning approaches relied significantly on biophysical data and
followed a hierarchical top-down approach. The component of primary stakeholders as …

Making decisions for environmental management is a complex task due to the multiplicity
and diversity of technological choices. Furthermore, the exploitation of natural resources and …

In the environmental conflict that surrounds the sighting of hazardous waste facilities there is
usually a volatile mix of disparities in power, expertise and information access as well as …