Alan W Ewert (Author)
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
Human dimensions research - introduction and overview, Alan W Ewert; the human experience in natural environments, Herbert Schoeder; human dimensions research - its importance in natural resource management, Dan Decker; human dimensions in wildlife, Mike Manfredo; human dimensions in fisheries, Robert Ditton; human dimensions in silviculture, Mark Brunson; human values and benefits in natural resource management, Bev Driver and George Peterson; the assessment of social impacts, Hobson Bryan; public involvement and interaction, Hanna Cortner; management needs for human dimensions research, Gary Machlis; case studies of human dimensions research, John Baas; human dimensions considerations in land management planning and policy, Marty Fluharty; future trends in human dimensions research, Don Field; summary and conclusions, A.W. Ewert.
