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Water Resources Research Prioritization and Management‐Problems and Perspectives 1
Author(s) -
James L. Douglas,
Messer Jay
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb04520.x
Subject(s) - prioritization , productivity , water resources , business , empirical research , environmental economics , environmental resource management , ephemeral key , status quo , microcosm , computer science , process management , environmental science , economics , ecology , computer security , philosophy , epistemology , biology , macroeconomics , market economy
At a time when productive water resources research is essential to protecting the quality of and wisely using our limited water resources, pervasive trends toward consumerism, fiscal restraint, centralized management, and using research for other social objectives threaten research productivity. The research prioritization and management structure that these trends have created was examined in the microcosm of its application at the Utah Water Research Laboratory. The result indicated that ephemeral prioritization and the failure of research users to target researchers to their own particular needs is diluting productivity. Incremental research prioritization and greater use of advisory councils in facilitating user‐researcher interaction are suggested as corrective approaches, but the only firm conclusion at this point in time must be that empirical studies of the performance of alternatives in research management structure are solely needed.