GroundWork for Community-Based Conservation : Strategies for Social Research
Diane. Russell
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Lanham : : AltaMira Press, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (336 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Photos, Figures, Maps, and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Conservation as Human Behavior; 3 Social Elements of Conservation; 4 Resource Management Systems; 5 Economic Systems; 6 Population and Social Systems; 7 Belief and Knowledge Systems; 8 Ethics, Targets, and Planning; 9 Partnership; 10 Organizing the Research; 11 Regional Studies; 12 Interviewing; 13 Ethnographic Approaches; 14 Surveys; 15 Action Research; 16 Learning and Communicating; Resources; References; Index; About the Authors. - While ecological and biophysical sciences have dominated the theory and practice of conservation, practitioners and researchers worldwide know that conservation initiatives have profound social impacts and consequences for local communities and cultures. This concise and accessible book will give students and practitioners a solid introduction to important methods from ethnography and interviews to surveys and community mapping, always attending to the imperatives of local control and community partnerships.
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| ISBN | 0742504379. - 0742504387
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