Integrating Socioeconomics into Gap Analysis

We developed a prototype Decision Support System (DSS) that places traditional Gap Analysis into the socioeconomic and demographic context needed for its effective implementation in conservation management decisions. Completed September, 2003. View the Full Report Here!
Decision Support Systems and Gap Analysis
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CollapseOpportunities and Barriers to GAP Implementation: A Review and Analysis
Description: The primary goal of the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) is to provide information and protocols to conservationists and help them make wise and effective decisions. The information provided by GAP, including land cover information, predicted species distributions, species richness indices, and land stewardship maps are invaluable building blocks of an effective and efficient conservation initiative. In this sense, GAP has met its objectives admirably. However, there exists a disconnect between the data provision and the data application – between the products of GAP and the natural resources managers for whom they were meant. Simply put, GAP data are not being used by managers to their fullest potential. The question we asked and sought to answer in this project was “Why?”
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Resource Format: PDF
Publisher: Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech, College of Natural Resources
ExpandA SPATIAL MODELING AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
ExpandDecision Support System for Identifying and Prioritizing Conservation Risks: Merging Gap Analysis with Socioeconomic Statistics
ExpandOPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO GAP IMPLEMENTATION A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
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