Social Network Analysis (SNA), a quantitative approach to the study of social relations, has recently emerged as a key tool for understanding the governance of natural resources. Bringing together contributions from a range of researchers in the field, this is the first book to fully explore the potential applications of SNA in the context of natural resource management. Topics covered include the role of SNA in stakeholder selection; improving fisheries management and conservation; the effect of social network ties on public satisfaction and agrarian communication networks. Numerous case studies link SNA concepts to the theories underlying natural resource governance, such as social learning, adaptive co-management and social movements theory. Reflecting on the challenges and opportunities associated with this evolving field, this is an ideal resource for students and researchers involved in many areas of natural resource management, environmental biology, sustainability science and sociology.
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'The book achieves its objective admirably well ... [as] an edited volume, a rigorous conceptual framework of SNA at the beginning of the book weaves the contributing case studies of natural resource management into an integrated whole. The concluding chapter is ambitious and successful in synthesizing the central theoretical and methodological challenges for future work in the field. Academics and professionals working in natural resource governance are also likely to find the book very useful.' Janne I. Hukkinen, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences
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17 Tables, black and white; 14 Halftones, unspecified; 12 Line drawings, unspecified
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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978-0-521-76629-6 (9780521766296)
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OErjan Bodin is a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Sweden. He is particularly interested in using network analysis to study various aspects of ecosystems governance. Christina Prell is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She uses mixed methods to explore the role that social networks play in different research contexts.
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Stockholms Universitet
University of Maryland, College Park
Foreword Carl Folke; Part I. Introduction: 1. A social relational approach to natural resource governance OErjan Bodin, Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez, Henrik Ernstson and Christina Prell; 2. Some basic structural characteristics of networks Christina Prell; 3. Combining social network approaches with social theories to improve understanding of natural resource governance Beatrice Crona, Henrik Ernstson, Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; Part II. Case Studies: 4. Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals OErjan Bodin and Beatrice Crona; 5. Social network analysis for stakeholder selection Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; 6. Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 7. The effects of social network ties on the public's satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada David Tindall, Howard Harshaw and J. M. Taylor; 8. Social network models for natural resource use and extraction Ken Frank; 9. Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance Beatrice Crona and OErjan Bodin; 10. The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 11. Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management Henrik Ernstson; 12. Social networks, joint image building and adaptability - the case of local fishery management Annica Sandstroem; 13. Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry Marney Isaac and Evans Dawoe; Part III. Summary and Outlook: 14. Social network analysis in natural resource governance - summary and outlook OErjan Bodin and Christina Prell; Index.
