Natural Resource Management: The Human Dimension (Social Behavior and Natural Resources)

Written by and for scholars, planners, and policymakers, Natural Resource Management: The Human Dimension focuses on issues such as the publics 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 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' behavior, attitudes, and expectations toward natural resources and their uses. Written by and for scholars, planners, and policymakers, Natural Resource Management: The Human Dimension focuses on issues such as the publics 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 significant issues involved. At a time when we are either loving our forests and parks to death or paving them over, a better understanding of the problems is critical if we are to create workable policies that will preserve and protect our natural resources 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 People's Behavior, Attitudes, And Expectations Toward Natural Resources And Their Uses. Written By And For Scholars, Planners, And Policymakers, Natural Resource Management: The Human Dimension Focuses On Issues Such As The Public's Role In The Decisionmaking Processes Of Ecosystem Management That Affect How We Use (or Abuse) Natural Resources. It Exposes The Reader To A Wide Variety Of Applications Of Human Dimensions Research As Well As The Significant Issues Involved. At A Time When We Are Either Loving Our Forests And Parks To Death Or Paving Them Over, A Better Understanding Of The Problems Is Critical If We Are To Create Workable Policies That Will Preserve And Protect Our Natural Resources. Pt. 1. Human Dimensions Research: An Overview And Introduction -- Introduction: Human Dimensions Research: An Overview And Introduction / Alan W. Ewert. 1. Human Dimensions Research And Natural Resource Management / Alan W. Ewert. 2. Ecology Of The Heart: Understanding How People Experience Natural Environments / Herbert W. Schroeder. 3. Human Dimensions Research: Its Importance In Natural Resource Management / Daniel J. Decker, Tommy L. Brown And Barbara A. Knuth -- Pt. 2. Specific Examples Of Human Dimensions Research -- Introduction: Specific Examples Of Human Dimensions Research / Alan W. Ewert. 4. Human Dimensions Of Wildlife Management / Michael J. Manfredo, Jerry J. Vaske And Linda Sikorowski. 5. Human Dimensions In Fisheries / Robert B. Ditton. 6. Human Dimensions In Silviculture / Mark W. Brunson. 7. Toward Better Integration Of The Social And Biophysical Components Of Ecosystems Management / B.l. Driver, Cynthia J. Manning And George L. Peterson. 8. Global Environmental Change And The Human Component / Paul C. Stern -- Pt. 3. Management Applications Of Human Dimensions Research -- Introduction: The Applications Of Human Dimensions Research In Management Settings / Alan W. Ewert. 9. The Assessment Of Social Impacts / Hobson Bryan. 10. Public Involvement And Interaction / Hanna Cortner. 11. Effectiveness Of Public Involvement: Dealing With Contaminated Sites / Ulrike Bergmann-baker And Douglas Baker. 12. Maps And Models For Natural Resource Management: Powerful Tools From The Social Sciences / Gary E. Machlis And Jean E. Mckendry -- Pt. 4. The Future Of Human Dimensions Research -- Introduction: The Future Of Human Dimensions Research / Alan W. Ewert. 13. Understanding Linkages Of People, Natural Resources And Ecosystem Health / Annie L. Booth And Winifred B. Kessler. 14. Social Science: A Lesson In Legitimacy, Power And Politics In Land Management Agencies / Donald R. Field. Edited By Alan W. Ewert. Includes Bibliographical References.