Transforming Conservation : : A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making.
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, UK : : Open Book Publishers,, 2022. Ã2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (430 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Preface: A Vision of Transformed Conservation Practice
- References
- List of Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
- PART I: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
- 1. Introduction: The Evidence Crisis and the Evidence Revolution
- 1.1 The Aim of the Book
- 1.2 The Evidence Crisis
- 1.3 Why is Poor Decision Making So Common?
- 1.4 The Evidence Revolution
- 1.5 The Case for Adopting Evidence Use
- 1.6 The Inefficiency Paradox
- 1.7 Transforming Decision Making
- 1.8 Structure of the Book
- References
- PART II: OBTAINING, ASSESSING AND SUMMARISING EVIDENCE
- 2. Gathering and Assessing Pieces of Evidence
- 2.1 What Counts as Evidence?
- 2.2 A Framework for Assessing the Weight of Evidence
- 2.3 Weighing the Evidence
- 2.4 Subjects of Evidence
- 2.5 Sources of Evidence
- 2.6 Types of Evidence
- 2.7 Acknowledgements
- References
- 3. Assessing Collated and Synthesised Evidence
- 3.1 Collating the Evidence
- 3.2 Systematic Maps
- 3.3 Subject-Wide Evidence Syntheses
- 3.4 Systematic Reviews
- 3.5 Rapid Evidence Assessments
- 3.6 Meta-Analyses
- 3.7 Open Access Effect Sizes
- 3.8 Overviews of Reviews
- References
- 4. Presenting Conclusions from Assessed Evidence
- 4.1 Principles for Presenting Evidence
- 4.2 Describing Evidence Searches
- 4.3 Presenting Different Types of Evidence
- 4.4 Presenting Evidence Quality
- 4.5 Balancing Evidence of Varying Strength
- 4.6 Visualising the Balance of Evidence
- 4.7 Synthesising Multiple Evidence Sources
- References
- 5. Improving the Reliability of Judgements
- 5.1 The Role of Judgements in Decision-Making
- 5.2 When Experts Are Good (and Not so Good)
- 5.3 Blind Spots of the Human Mind
- 5.4 Strategies for Improving Judgements
- 5.5 Structured Frameworks for Making Group Judgements
- 5.6 Practical Methods for Improving Routine Judgements
- References.
- PART III: MAKING AND APPLYING DECISIONS
- 6. Identifying Stakeholders and Collaborating with Communities
- 6.1 The Benefits of Community-Working
- 6.2 Types of Community Engagement
- 6.3 Identifying Who to Collaborate With
- 6.4 Initiating Contact
- 6.5 Creating and Maintaining Trust
- 6.6 Collaborating
- References
- 7. Framing the Problem and Identifying Potential Solutions
- 7.1 The Approach to Identifying Problems and Potential Solutions
- 7.2 Defining the Scope of the Project and the Conservation Targets
- 7.3 Understanding the Biological and Human System
- 7.4 Identifying Threats and Opportunities
- 7.5 Taking Stock
- 7.6 Identifying Potential Actions
- 7.7 Developing Questions and Assumptions
- References
- 8 Making Decisions for Policy and Practice
- 8.1 What is a Structured Approach to Decision-Making?
- 8.2 Filter Easy Decisions: Deciding Whether to Invest in Decision Making
- 8.3 Preparing to Make the Decision
- 8.4 Making Decisions
- 8.5 Multi-Criteria Analysis
- 8.6 Strategy Table
- 8.7 Classifying Decisions
- 8.8 Decision Trees
- 8.9 Creating Models
- 8.10 Achieving Consensus
- References
- 9. Creating Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
- 9.1 How Embedding Evidence Improves Processes
- 9.2 General Principles for Embedding Evidence into Processes
- 9.3 Evaluating Evidence Use
- 9.4 Evidence-Based Species and Habitat Management Plans
- 9.5 Evidence-Based Guidance
- 9.6 Evidence-Based Policy
- 9.7 Evidence-Based Business Decisions
- 9.8 Evidence-Based Writing and Journalism
- 9.9 Evidence-Based Funding
- 9.10 Evidence-Based Decision-Support Tools
- 9.11 Evidence-Based Models
- References
- 10. How Conservation Practice Can Generate Evidence
- 10.1 Ensuring Data Collection is Useful
- 10.2 Collecting Data Along the Causal Chain
- 10.3 Incorporating Tests into Conservation Practice.
- 10.4 Design of Experiments and Tests
- 10.5 Value of Information: When Do We Know Enough?
- 10.6 Writing Up and Sharing Results
- References
- PART IV: TRANSFORMING SOCIETY
- 11. Creating a Culture of Evidence Use
- 11.1 Why Changing Cultures is Critical
- 11.2 Auditing Current Evidence Use
- 11.3 Creating an Evidence-Use Plan
- 11.4 Creating Expectations and Opportunities for Evidence Use
- 11.5 Providing the Capacity to Deliver Evidence Use
- 11.6 Training, Capacity Building, and Certification
- 11.7 Learning from Failure
- 11.8 Case Studies: Organisations who Shifted to Embrace Evidence Use
- References
- 12. Transforming Practice: Checklists for Delivering Change
- 12.1 The Importance of Checklists
- 12.2 The Decision-Making Process
- 12.3 Organisations
- 12.4 Knowledge Brokers
- 12.5 Practitioners and Decision Makers
- 12.6 Commissioners of Reports and Advice
- 12.7 Funders and Philanthropists
- 12.8 The Research and Education Community
- References
- 13. Supplementary Material from Online Resources
- 13.1 Sources of Evidence
- 13.2 Teaching Evidence Use
- 13.3 Building the Evidence Base
- 13.4 Delivering Change
- 13.5 Collaborators
- References
- Checklists, Boxes and Tables
- Checklists
- Boxes
- Tables
- Figures
- Index.