Environmental Decision-Making in Context

Chad J. McGuire is a professor of environmental policy within the Department of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He background is in environmental law and environmental science. Chad writes extensively in the fields of environmental law, policy, sustainability and dispute resolution. He has worked on policy issues related to fisheries management, climate change, globalization and land use patterns. His expertise has been sought in both private and public forums, and he has served on public committees for both non-profit and government entities. He has over 15 years of experience in the environmental management field.

• Introduction. Science. Natural Systems. Systems Thinking. Economics. Categories Relevant to Environmental Decision-making. Defining Value - linking environment and human interactions. Total Valuation Technique (TV = DV + N + NUV). Benefit-Cost Analysis. Values. Objective Values. Subjective Values. Scaling Value Decisions. Conclusion. Appendix (Supplement - Case Problems).

"The book’s main goal is to introduce the reader to theories, methods, and tools used in environmental decision making. … the author has kept this promise … a great introductory handbook"—Agnieszka D Hunka, University of Twente, the Netherlands"The book is a short beginner’s user manual to make sense of the complexity of sustainability assessments conclusions."—Ricardo Teixeira, Marie‐Curie Post‐Doctoral Researcher, University of Antwerp, Belgium