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The outcome of developing goals and objectives and conducting a SWOT-C analysis is to develop the project requirements, which—along with a risk assessment—create your project scope, a major element in guiding your project design (fig. 5-1). In this chapter, we discuss four approaches to developing a reference model for designing a restoration project: extant reference site, historical reconstruction, remnant, and fabrication. Ecological restoration projects must have some form of ecological reference for project design and from which comparison and evaluation can be conducted. The use of a reference to develop a reference model is the most common approach for designing a restoration project. Using a reference site incorrectly or not understanding the selected reference site weakens the integrity of your project.
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Rieger, J., Stanley, J., Traynor, R. (2014). Design Approach. In: Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration. The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-566-3_6
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