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adaptive management

Definition Source References

A formal procedure for learning by doing, that is particularly amenable to sequential decision problems.

Global assessment (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment Section 2.3.2.3

A systematic process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes of previously employed policies and practices.

Land degradation and restoration assessment

A systematic process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes of previously employed policies and practices. In active adaptive management, management is treated as a deliberate experiment for purposes of learning.

Asia-Pacific assessment, Americas assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment