Incorporating the human dimension in headwater management
Subtitle: an organizing framework and six principles : conference preprint
By: Bruce P. Van Haveren, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Contributors: United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Denver, CO]
Language: eng
Subjects: Watershed management; Congresses; Human ecology; Adaptive natural resource management; Watersheds; Case studies
Other titles: Conference preprint :
Description: Setting watershed management goals involves human as well as biophysical considerations. Who determines goals and policies for managing watersheds and are they determined? These are necessary social and institutional questions--the human element of watershed management. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the human dimension, or social-institutional aspects, of headwater management and to present an organizing framework for incorporating this dimension into land management decisions.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (page 7).
Table of contents: title: Role and importance of headwaters --; title: Human dimension : social, cultural, and institutional elements --; title: Case example : the Beaver Brook Watershed --; title: Six principles of headwater management : management policies and goals are linked to societal values ; management decisions rely on credible science and integrated efforts ; data are collected at multiple spatial and broad temporal scales ; information is shared openly and inclusively ; policies are made collaboratively ; institutions for managing watersheds must be adaptable --; title: Institutional options for headwater management.