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Evaluating environmental impacts: The process of unnatural selection
Author(s) -
Winpenny James T.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.1006
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , process (computing) , strengths and weaknesses , process management , management science , evaluation methods , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , environmental resource management , environmental planning , business , psychology , engineering , economics , environmental science , artificial intelligence , social psychology , reliability engineering , operating system
Abstract Why do so many environmental projects develop unforeseen problems? The survival of flawed projects is due to biases in their selection and appraisal, compounded by weaknesses in evaluation methods and inadequate organizational learning processes.