Solution scanning as a key policy tool: Identifying management interventionsto help maintain and enhance regulating ecosystem services

William J Sutherland, Toby Gardner, et al.

Solution scanning as a key policy tool: Identifying management interventionsto help maintain and enhance regulating ecosystem services

Especially in the area of resource management, identifying a range of options is key to the development of effective solutions. Policy development typically starts with identifying a problem definition, but scanning for options is an alternative approach that may be cost-effective and a helpful guide to implementation.