Management Prioritization  in a Public-Facing Urban Wetland

dc.contributor.advisor	Cagle, Nicolette
dc.contributor.author	Carvalho, Juliana
dc.contributor.author	Chase, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-28T15:23:43Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-28T15:23:43Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-28
dc.department	Nicholas School of the Environment
dc.description.abstract	The Museum of Life and Science is a nature center and science museum located in Durham, North Carolina, working to understand and improve the health of an urban wetland ecosystem located on their campus. The majority of the natural land cover within the wetland’s watershed is forested and managed by the Museum, so a forest inventory and management analysis was conducted to understand potential impacts on the wetland. Interviews and a literature review produced alternatives for community-based environmental management in urban ecosystems that formed a basis for a multi-criteria decision analysis framework. This paper provides a decision-making methodology for the Museum of Life and Science to assess potential environmental management decisions and recommendations through a forestry lens to improve watershed health while meeting their mission.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27190
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Forest
dc.subject	Water quality
dc.subject	Nature center
dc.subject	Community-based management
dc.subject	Multi-criteria decision analysis
dc.title	Management Prioritization in a Public-Facing Urban Wetland
dc.type	Master's project
duke.embargo.months	0

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