TY - BOOK AU - Miller, Daniel C. AU - Scales, Ivan R. AU - Mascia, Michael B. TI - Conservation social science: understanding people, conserving biodiversity SN - 9781444337587 AV - TD170 .C765 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex PB - Wiley KW - Environmental protection KW - Biodiversity conservation KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology N1 - "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 N2 - 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 ER -