Enabling Continual Improvement
For the purposes of the FbD program, we define research and monitoring as two related but distinct areas of inquiry. While both are focused on acquiring new knowledge, research is characterized as the systematic, theoretically-informed collection and analysis of data (usually in a discrete focused study). In slight contrast, monitoring is the act of systematically measuring selected metrics to evaluate change over time, often after implementing an intervention to evaluate the degree to which desired or predicted outcomes are observed. Monitoring is also an integral part of adaptively managing programs and projects.
In the context of FbD, research and monitoring is inclusive across all domains of natural and social sciences relevant to integrated floodplain management.
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FBD Spotlight
Lee Taylor
Quillayute River
“As Olympic National Park borders the Quillayute River, the park and the Tribe have a shared interest in the implementation of restoration actions to partially reactivate a historic oxbow on the river. The planning and implementation actions included in the Quileute Tribes’s Historic Oxbow Project will benefit park resource management, visitor access, and visitor enjoyment.”
Reports
To learn more about the Research & Monitoring Core Team, contact the co-leads: Robert Warren, rwarren@b-e-g.org or Sara Jo Breslow, sara@sarajobreslow.com.