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4 Development of a Decision Framework
4 Development of a Decision Framework
Pages 70-83
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. While decision frameworks vary in design and purpose, they generally have common elements that include: Problem identification and formulation, Identification of clear goals, Illumination of key questions that help decision participants scope problems and management options, Processes for knowledge-building (including scientific, technical, experiential, and cultural knowledge)
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PRINCIPLES The decision framework described in this chapter was developed to be: Flexible and scalable to a wide range of complex sustainability issues Based on the broad and diverse literature and practice of effectively and widely used frameworks Inclusive of the major elements of such frameworks As illustrated in the examples addressed in this report, any framework must be flexible enough that it can be applied to a broad range of sustainability linkage challenges. Consequently, for the decision framework presented here to be broadly useful, it must be sufficiently flexible to be adapted to a wide range of applications.
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Decision support systems re quire networks and institutions that link information producers and users. The cul tures and incentives of science and practice are different, for good reason, and those differences need to be respected if a productive and durable relationship is to be built.
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The framework is meant to apply to the creation of a sustainability program (an ongoing, interagency effort such as a crosscutting program to support sustainable development in cities) and projects (single interagency efforts focused on a specific task, such as a project to design sustainable water use and agricultural production in the Great Plains Ogallala Aquifer)
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74 FIGURE 4-1 Conceptual Decision Framework. Four phases are shown, along with the relevant steps within each phase.
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FIGURE 4-2 Phase 1 of the decision framework in expanded detail. Each step identified in Figure 4-1 of Phase 1 now includes specific actions and outputs/outcomes for that action (see key)
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An issue may be framed through a number of different avenues ranging from engaging key stakeholder partnerships to agency leadership and executive action. All dimensions of the problem must be identified, including the environmental resource connections, societal connections, and economic connections.
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The initial group must collectively possess sufficient collaborative leadership skills to engage the relevant parties. It may also be necessary for them to identify and engage sponsors who have the influence to bring relevant parties to the table, along with necessary resources to support the efforts of the team.
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The agencies may be principal leaders, or facilitators, or deal-makers, or they may act as a backstop using their legal authorities, with regional, state, or other participants taking the leadership role. In several examples studied by the committee, federal agencies successfully provided (legal)
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FIGURE 4-3 Phase 2 of the decision framework in expanded detail. Each step identified in Figure 4-1 of Phase 2 now includes specific actions and outputs/outcomes for that action (see key)
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Significant learning typically occurs during this step as knowledge and actual experience are obtained, which allow modifications to framing the problem, the approach, design, and methods. At this point the evaluation plan identified above becomes critical, because it allows actual results to be compared to the original goals and for adjustments to be made.
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b. Structure sustainability decision making on long time frames, in corporating adaptive management approaches.
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Agencies can begin by preparing a high-level systems map illustrating key linkages, which can then be deployed widely across federal agencies for any sustainability-related program or project in order to incentivize policy coordination. REFERENCES Bardach, E
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2012. Designing A Results Framework for Achieving Results: A How-to Guide.
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