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Guided Tour

Those involved in environmental and resource management will always be confronted by more problems than there are time and resources to address. Consequently, setting priorities and allocating resources will remain one of the most difficult tasks facing decision-makers.

  • How can we do a better job of allocating scarce resources?
  • How can we use the vast array of available data and information to make the best choices with respect to priorities and resources?

Regional Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) is one way to pull together the best available scientific information for use in decision-making. This Environmental Decision Toolkit (EDT) is designed to help people explore and understand the diverse information available for a region and to provide them with some insights into what can be done to protect or improve environmental conditions.

A regional vulnerability assessment involves a number of steps. This chart shows how the pieces fit together.

ReVA Process diagram

This guided tour:

  • shows the different variables that can be used to assess vulnerability ("Variables Used");
  • shows some of the capabilities of the EDT for exploring assessment questions ("Assessment Questions"); and
  • illustrates how trade-offs can be evaluated ("Decision-making").
This guided tour will show you how the ReVA tools can be used to:
  • locate sensitive environmental resources;
  • identify the stressors that threaten them; and
  • envision how their spatial distributions might change over time.
All of this information helps target risk management activities.

After the guided tour, you can view the tutorial to learn more about the different types of analyses that are possible.

 
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