Measures of Success : Designing, Managing, and Monitoring Conservation and Development Projects (Paperback)

by Richard A. Margoluis (Author), Nick Salafsky (Author), Anna Balla (Illustrator) "Measures of Success is structured around four scenarios that show the many challenges of managing conservation and development projects around the world..." (more)
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Measures of Success is a practical, hands-on guide to designing, managing, and measuring the impacts of community-oriented conservation and development projects. It presents a simple, clear, logical, and yet comprehensive approach to developing and implementing effective programs, and can help conservation and development practitioners use principles of adaptive management to test assumptions about their projects and learn from the results.

The book presents a systematic approach to improving the focus, effectiveness, and efficiency of projects with specific guidelines and advice on.

designing a realistic conceptual framework based on local site conditions

developing clearly defined goals, objectives, and activities

creating a monitoring plan that can be used to assess whether goals and objectives are being met

integrating social and biological science techniques to collect the most relevant and useful data in the most cost-effective way

using the information obtained through the monitoring plan to modify the project and learn from the result.

The text is developed in eight chapters that follow the structure of a planning process from conception to completion, with the chapters linked by four scenarios that serve as teaching case studies throughout the book. Examples from these scenarios illustrate the processes and tools discussed, and each scenario case study is presented in its entirety in an appendix to the volume. The approach has been developed and field tested by practitioners working in many different projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and their experience and input ensure that the guide is both practical and useful.

Measures of Success is the only work of its kind currently available, and represents an invaluable resource for field-based practitioners, project managers, and local community leaders, as well as for international NGO staff, college and university teachers and students, researchers, and government officials.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559636122
• ISBN-13: 978-1559636124
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical hands-on guide, November 18, 1998

By A Customer

- Expecting a book funded by the Biodiversity Support Program to be as dry as most of the information that comes from this Beltway consortium, I was surprised by this book. Clearly designed, imaginatively illustrated, the book provides a clear conceptual model of what could go right with conservation and development. Designed as a practical hands-on guide, it succeeds. My only complaint is the authors continued ignorance of the internet can be used. Too bad they couldn't push the case for more creative information sharing.