Environmental Evaluation: The Role of Stakeholder Communication and Collaborative Planning.

Abstract

This study investigates how understanding the perspectives of stakeholders in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental projects might improve the identification and communication of project benefits. Valuation of project features is a central component of the Corps decision-making framework. The outputs of environmental projects are multiple, varied, and usually difficult to measure in monetary terms, given the current state of the art. Thus, while estimating the costs of various project alternatives is reasonably well understood, documenting and communicating project benefits requires a different approach. The question to be addressed here then is: How can the benefits be effectively communicated to decision makers?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319523

Entities

People

  • David A. Schkade
  • Donald T. Capan
  • Timothy D. Feather

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Business Administration
  • Communication Channels
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecology
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Information Exchange
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Organizational Structure
  • Teamwork
  • Water Resources
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design