Advancing Species Protection With a Revised Agency Mission
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Assessment '87
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15326831 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily W Ruell (0000-0002-9990-264X, Colorado State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 208-218 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871209.2013.760211 |
| OpenAlex | W2065654831 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Organizational missions are thought to guide decision-making by natural resource agency officials, particularly when officials must prioritize among competing responsibilities. It is unknown, however, whether officials will rearrange their priorities in response to a fundamental change in their organizational mission. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation provided an opportunity to examine this question when it revised its mission from water development to environmentally sensitive water management with a commitment to species conservation in 1987. A comparison of all major Reclamation decisions before and after the change suggests that the new mission compelled Reclamation officials to give greater priority to the needs of endangered and threatened species than they had in previous decisions. Missions may be an important factor determining how environmental laws are implemented during agency decision-making
Agency (philosophy · Business · Endangered species · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Habitat · Land reclamation · Natural resource · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Sociology · Threatened species · American Environmental and Regional History · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Science · Law · Ecology
Studying Interpersonal Interaction
Mandate Design and Implementation
Political Control versus Bureaucratic Values
Drivers of natural resource-based political conflict
Federal Reclamation and the American West in the Twentieth Century
Can Cooperation Be Mandated? Implementing Intergovernmental Environmental Management in New South Wales and New Zealand
How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get
Politicians, Managers, and Street-Level Bureaucrats
The Value of Mission Statements in Public Agencies
The Dynamics of Political-Bureaucratic Adaptation
From Water Development to Water Management
The Struggle for Water
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |