The Road to Integrating Science and Management: Planning Your Next Trip Using Hierarchical Objectives and Assessment Points
Carter SL and Bennetts RE. 2007. The Road to Integrating Science and Management: Planning Your Next Trip Using Hierarchical Objectives and Assessment Points. The George Wright Forum. 24(2):78-93
Managers need to plan around goals and consider the consequences of choices that they make. Sometimes they also are required to make quick decisions with out the luxury of forethought and planning, just as we might race to the hospital during an unexpectedly early labor. Nonetheless, there are tools (such as objectives hierarchies) to help us plan for crises, while others (such as assessment points) help us navigate the best route along the way. PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS A LOT LIKE PLANNING A ROAD TRIP. We generally consider the following things before traveling: “Where do I want to go?” “How do I get there?” “How long will it take?” “How much will it cost?” The same can be true for environmental management. Managers need to plan around goals and consider the consequences of choices that they make. Sometimes they also are required to make quick decisions without the luxury of forethought and planning, just as we might race to the hospital during an unexpectedly early labor. Nonetheless, there are tools (such as objectives hierarchies) to help us plan for crises, while others (such as assessment points) help us navigate the best route along the way.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Carter, Shawn; Bennetts, Robert
- Units
- NCRN
- Keywords
- George Wright Forum, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, Management, Monitoring, NCRN, NCRN Periodical