This book reviews the Corps of Engineers' experiences to date with the concept of aEUROoeadaptive managementaEURO and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning approach. The adaptive management concept itself is complex and evolving, but might be summarized as aEUROoelearning while doing.aEURO The book reviews literature on adaptive management and notes that a range of adaptive management practices present themselves for Corps projects. It is noted that there is no aEUROoecookbookaEURO approach to adaptive management, and the book encourages the Corps of Engineers to continue to work with and learn from its applications of the concept. To facilitate institutional learning and to ensure that experiences are being employed across the agency, the book recommends that a Corps Center for Adaptive Management be established. The book also notes that greater involvement from the administration and Congress will be essential to successful adaptive management applications, as the Corps' efforts in this area will benefit from clarified water resources management objectives, the authority to manage adaptively, and from resources necessary for programs such as stakeholder collaboration and post-construction evaluations.

Book Information
ISBN 9780309091916
Author National Research Council
Format Paperback
Page Count 137
Imprint National Academies Press
Publisher National Academies Press