Delphi technique in environmental assessment. II. Consensus on critical issues in environmental monitoring program design

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · J. Environ. Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5478705

Richey, J S; Horner, R R; Mar, B W

In many complex environmental assessment tasks, the utilization of expert opinion is necessary when quantitative information is inadequate and when the cost of obtaining new knowledge is too high or requires too much time. The consensus of a panel of experts on a number of critical issues relating to the design of environmental monitoring programs is presented. Included in the set of issues examined are the general structure and content of environmental monitoring programs, the major causes and effects for concern, the protocol for defining hypotheses to test, and estimates of natural variability and sampling errors associated with tests of specific hypotheses in an aquatic environment. Consensus opinions for these issues developed from a Delphi process provide a point of departure for future design of environmental monitoring programs. 14 references, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Washington, Seattle
• OSTI ID: 5478705
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Manage.; (United States) Vol. 21:2; ISSN JEVMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
DECISION MAKING
DELPHI METHOD
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FORECASTING
MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SAMPLING