Community-Based Ecological Monitoring: A Rapid Appraisal Approach

Continuous natural resources monitoring is greatly needed so that public agencies can make timely, cost-effective, and scientifically credible land management decisions and local communities can anticipate the effects of proposed changes in land use. This article discusses how participatory, communi...

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Published inJournal of the American Planning Association Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 456 - 465
Main Authors Fleming, Bill, Henkel, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2001
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Community
Community organization
Ecosystems
Environmental monitoring
Environmental policy
Forests, National
Habitats
Knowledge
Land use planning
Methods
Natural resources
New Mexico
Quality control
Riparian ecology
Rural areas
Statistical analysis
Stream flow
Studies
Sustainable development
United States
Water quality
Watersheds
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Summary:Continuous natural resources monitoring is greatly needed so that public agencies can make timely, cost-effective, and scientifically credible land management decisions and local communities can anticipate the effects of proposed changes in land use. This article discusses how participatory, community-based, rapid appraisal methods can be used to monitor riparian health and educate the public, providing a practical solution to the need for community-level knowledge of natural systems while complementing more detailed analyses by professional scientists.
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ISSN:0194-4363
1939-0130
DOI:10.1080/01944360108976252