Structured decision making : a practical guide to environmental management choices / R. Gregory [and others]. [electronic resource] Gregory, Robin (Robin Scott) Environmental management. Environmental management Case studies. Environmental management Decision making. GE300 .S7834 2012eb 658.4083 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. "This book is about the creative and messy process of making environmental management decisions. The approach we describe is called Structured Decision Making, 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 negotiation. We review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in our experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. Our goal is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions"-- Provided by publisher. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444398557 eng Structured decision making. Structured decision making.