Natural Resource Management
The Human Dimension
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8133-3343-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written by and for scholars, planners and policymakers, this work focuses on issues such as the public's role in the decision-making processes of ecosystem management that affect how we use (or abuse) resources. It exposes the reader to a wide variety of applications of human dimensions research, as well as to the significant issues involved. One of the greatest needs in natural resource management is for a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between humans and the natural environment. Human dimensions research, an interdisciplinary field involving a broad variety of social science approaches, seeks to fill this need by providing multidimensional assessments of peoples behaviour, attitudes and expectations toward natural resources and their uses.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-3343-4 (9780813333434)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/1996
1st Edition
Westview Press Inc
€65.87
Article exhausted; check different version
Content
Part 1 Human dimensions research: an overview and introduction, Alan W. Ewert; human dimensions research and natural resource management, A.W. Ewert; ecology of the heart - understanding how people experience natural environments, Herbert W. Schroeder; human dimensions research - its importance in natural resource management, Daniel J. Decker, Tommy L. Brown and Barbara A. Knuth. Part 2 Specific examples of human dimensions research: specific examples of human dimensions research, A.W. Ewert; human dimensions of wildlife management, Michael J. Manfredo, Jerry J. Vaske and Linda Sikorowski; human dimensions in fisheries, Robert B. Ditton; human dimensions in silviculture, Mark W. Brunson; toward better integration of the Social and biophysical components of ecosystem management, B.L. Driver, Cynthia J. Manning, and George L. Peterson; global environmental change and the human component, Paul C. Stern. Part 3 Management applications of human dimensions research: the applications of human dimensions research in management settings, A.W. Ewert ; the assessment of social impacts, Hobson Bryan; public involvement and interaction, Hanna Cortner; effectiveness of public involvement - dealing with contaminated sites, Ulrike Bergmann-Baker and Douglas Baker; maps and models for natural resource management - powerful tools from the social sciences, Gary E. Machlis and Jean E. McKendry. Part 4 The future Of human dimensions research: the future of human dimensions research, A.W. Ewert; understanding linkages of people, natural resources and ecosystem Health, Annie L. Booth and Winifred B. Kessler; social science - a lesson in legitimacy, power and politics in land management agencies, Donald R. Field; human dimensions research - perspectives, expectations and the future, A.W. Ewert.