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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"management objectives"”.
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Towards operationalising an ecosystem approach to the Namibian rock lobster fishery : identifying management objectives and indicators
… of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) management by 2010. Signatory countries, which include Namibia, have adopted this as being necessary for the sustainable use of their marine resources. However, there has been little progress made towards developing simple structured guidelines for …
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EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESCRIBED FIRE ON MEETING FUEL LOAD AND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES IN EAST TEXAS NATIONAL FORESTS
… Efficacy was determined by comparing defined management objectives established by the Forest Service to the data collected at the study sites. The results conclude that most objectives, as outlined by the Forest Service, are not being met with the current practices. Re-visitation of monitoring …
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Control-Theoretic Decision Support for Mitigation of Modeled Software Project Cost Overruns
… eliminate undesired behaviors. In this work, the management problem of software project schedule adherence is re-cast as a problem in control theory.</p> <p>Below, a modeling framework is proposed for capturing the constraints and dependencies found in the arbitrary organization specific …
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Policy memorandum Outeniqua and Langkloof mountains Southern Cape.
… agricultural land, in the Southern Cape. Active management is imperative if the ecosystems are to remain viable. An adaptive system of management is used to determine a management policy for the area. Literature and field surveys supplied data for a basic description of the ecosystems Management …
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An Adaptive Assessment of Visitor Impacts to Protected Areas
As an applied approach to recreation management, adaptive management allows researchers and protected area managers to cooperatively improve management policies, and achieve the dual mandate to protect natural resources and provide high-quality recreational experiences. Through an evaluation of the …
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Climate change adaptation and sustainable forest management in the boreal forest
… managers working to achieve sustainable forest management in the boreal forest. A logical starting point for climate change adaptation is to proactively identify management practices and policies that have a higher likelihood of achieving management objectives across a wide range of potential …
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Assessment of the Effects of Habitat, Harvest and Community Interactions on the Abundance of Walleye Sander Vitreus in Inland Lakes Throughout Ontario
… species are rarely considered when establishing management targets which may lead to the creation of conflicting management objectives. Other studies that have focused on competitive interactions between species have typically focused on interactions between two species in isolation of the …
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Analysis of catchable trout fisheries management by computer simulation
Although strategies to meet most management objectives are relatively clearcut in single-species catchable trout programs, strategies become much more complex when two or more species are involved. A difficult problem that must be faced in evaluating catchable trout fisheries management strategies …
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Generic architectures for open, multi-objective autonomic systems : application to smart micro-grids
… and follow multiple, sometimes conflicting objectives. In this thesis, we aim to provide generic reusable supports for designing complex autonomic systems. We propose a formalisation of management objectives, a generic architecture for designing adaptable multi-objective autonomic systems, …
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Real-time personalized toll optimization based on traffic predictions
Road pricing is a traffic congestion management strategy that alters traffic demand and raises funds for transportation supply improvements. Compared to static pricing and reactive dynamic pricing, proactive dynamic pricing is most effective in achieving traffic management objectives, as the toll …
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Improving maintenance work flow processes in a volatile assembly factory environment : maintenance people and processes, spares inventory, and equipment reliability
… many ideas for how CEI could, consistent with management objectives, become more proactive in its approach to maintenance. This work presents an investigation into the work flow processes inherent in CEI's factory maintenance organization and suggests improvements to the processes and the …
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A Framework for Developing and Evaluating Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plans: An Analysis of Washington State Plans
… community. A comprehensive urban forest management plan helps communities create a shared vision and develop a set of goals and actions that serve as a municipality's guide for management. Using content analysis and an evaluative framework, this study examined the comprehensiveness of 39 …
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A heritage interpretation plan for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… this century as an aid in visitor resource management and the conservation of places of natural or cultural interest. Interpretation establishes channels of communication between visitors and the agencies which manage these attractions. Through these contacts information can be presented to …
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The use of environmental DNA for the detection of Palaemonias ganteri (Hay, 1901), a federally endangered cave species
… Hay 1901). However, access for monitoring and management objectives involving this species and other cave inhabitants can be difficult, highly contingent upon environmental conditions, and time consuming with low yields using traditional techniques. Advancements in metabarcoding and Next …
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MPhil in pulmonary haemorrhage in children in Cape Town
… early diagnosis and institute correct and timely management. Objectives: To understand the clinicopathological features of DAH and its management on the outcomes of children with this diagnosis. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on children attending a tertiary centre pulmonology clinic …
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Evaluating next-generation environmental policy tools : adaptive management in the Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun to embrace the concept adaptive management as an alternative to traditional natural resource planning and management models. Adaptive management may provide BLM managers with a means to evaluate the effectiveness of management actions, the …
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How stakeholder roles, power, and negotiation impact natural resource policy: a political economy view
Natural resource management decisions are complicated by multiple property rights, management objectives, and stakeholders with varying degrees of influence over the decision making process. In order to make efficient decisions, managers must incorporate the opinions and values of the involved …
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Fire History of an Acidic Barrens Complex: A Methods Assessment of Fire Return Intervals
… managers to guide forest restoration and fire management objectives.
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Economics of Managing Loblolly Pine Plantations for Increased Wildlife Biodiversity
… of timber production and wildlife biodiversity. Management regimes evaluated had varying planting densities, thinning frequency and intensities, prescribed burn intervals, and site indices. Economic analyses used to evaluate management regimes over a range of nonindustrial private landowner …
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The economic feasibility of modifying six conventional harvesting systems to recover logging residues for fuel and fiber
… six cutting regimes to allow for the varying management objectives employed by woods managers in the South. The Harvesting Systems Simulator was used to perform the analyses. Data was collected from members of the American Pulpwood Association and equipment manufacturers in the South to use as …
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