Freshwater Decision Makers' Information Needs

Abstract

This project was launched as a follow up to the Freshwater Imperative, which was initiated in 1990. The project was developed as a three-phase effort to identify priority research issues based on the needs of decision makers. The purpose of the Freshwater Decision Makers' Information Needs (FIN) is straightforward: to enhance the use of scientific information by those responsible for managing, restoring and conserving freshwater systems by strengthening the linkages between research and decision making. RAND has designed a multiphase process that allows freshwater decision makers to convey their information needs to the research community. After decision makers identified the policy questions and key issues, the research community will identify current or future research to address these needs. Then relevant research guidance will be developed at both the national level and regional scale. The results of this iterative process will enhance the dialogue between the research and decision making communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA409080

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communities
  • Drainage Basins
  • Drinking Water
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Protection
  • Floods
  • Governments
  • Groundwater
  • Guidance
  • Habitats
  • Health
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Resource Management
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.