Incorporating the human dimension in headwater management

By Bruce P. Van Haveren

Subjects: Congresses, Case studies, Adaptive natural resource management, Watersheds, Human ecology, Watershed management

Description: Setting watershed management goals involves human as well as biophysical considerations. Who determines goals and policies for managing watersheds and are they determined? These are necessary social and institutional questions--the human element of watershed management. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the human dimension, or social-institutional aspects, of headwater management and to present an organizing framework for incorporating this dimension into land management decisions.