Chapter 1. Introduction

Action Area 1: Invest in assessing the human dimensions of natural resources management decisions

Management Needs Priority Science Actions
A. Consider human behaviors and stakeholder concerns when developing policy alternatives and potential incentives for improving species habitat conditions. A. Investigate the most cost-effective methods to improve species habitat on working lands.
B. Determine how to coordinate and assist adaptive management in the Delta. B. Develop tools to assist adaptive management in the Delta.
C. Understand human responses to policy and management actions regarding common pool resources in the Delta. C. Initiate a research program on the Delta as an evolving place that integrates the physical and natural sciences with the social sciences.