The practice of holistic decision making in regional planning programs: The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation case study

Governments of all sizes and types have difficulty achieving the values important to the communities represented by those governments, including meeting short-term needs and fostering long-term sustainability. This thesis describes a decision-making framework used by one government from 1992 to 1996 to assist its representatives in visioning, developing agreement, redirecting efforts, and implementing strategies and actions to foster desired short-term and long-term outcomes.