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Adaptive Water Management in a Changing World

Author(s): David Wegner, Peter Goodwin and Roger Pulwarty

Linked Author(s): David Wegner, Peter Goodwin

Keywords: Hydrolink; Adaptive water resources management; Decision-making under uncertainty; Non-stationary hydrological systems; Science-based policy and governance

Abstract:

Adaptive environmental management as a science-informed decision-making process began in the 1970’s as ecology and systems biology emerged as definitive components in the assessment of how human management impacted ecosystems, habitats, and species.  The need for flexibility in management occurred as the scale and operation of infrastructure began to have an increasingly persistent impact on natural systems.  

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