Conservation social science : understanding people, conserving biodiversity /
Conservation social science : understanding people, conserving biodiversity /
edited by Daniel C. Miller, Ivan E. Scales, Michael B. Mascia.
- First edition
- xvi, 363 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
"Introduction: biodiversity conservation and the social sciences--Social science foundation--Anthropology and conservation--Economics and conservation--Human geography and conservation--Political science and conservation--Psychology and conservation--Sociology and consevation--conclusion: toward better conservations about conservation ==Glosarry--Index." Also issue in print: 2023
Authored by leading scholars at the nexus of social science and biodiversity conservation, Conservation Social Science addresses the growing realization that biodiversity conservation is, at heart, a social phenomenon.Threats to biological diversity are influenced by a wide range of political, economic and cultural factors.The consevation of biodiversity is conceived and carried out by people. Biodiversity conservation is manifestation of human beliefs and values. Choices about which species and habitats to conserve, how to prioritize efoorts, and how to conserve them are inherently social- with consequences not just for wildlife but also human lives and livehoods
9781444337587
Environmental protection
Biodiversity conservation
Social sciences--Methodology
TD170 / .C765 2023
"Introduction: biodiversity conservation and the social sciences--Social science foundation--Anthropology and conservation--Economics and conservation--Human geography and conservation--Political science and conservation--Psychology and conservation--Sociology and consevation--conclusion: toward better conservations about conservation ==Glosarry--Index." Also issue in print: 2023
Authored by leading scholars at the nexus of social science and biodiversity conservation, Conservation Social Science addresses the growing realization that biodiversity conservation is, at heart, a social phenomenon.Threats to biological diversity are influenced by a wide range of political, economic and cultural factors.The consevation of biodiversity is conceived and carried out by people. Biodiversity conservation is manifestation of human beliefs and values. Choices about which species and habitats to conserve, how to prioritize efoorts, and how to conserve them are inherently social- with consequences not just for wildlife but also human lives and livehoods
9781444337587
Environmental protection
Biodiversity conservation
Social sciences--Methodology
TD170 / .C765 2023