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  • eBook:Who Cares About Wildlife?

    Who Cares About Wildlife?

    Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues
    Michael J. Manfredo
    978-0-387-77040-6
    2008
    Edition 1
    • also suggests ways that this information can be useful to managers and how it can be applied in a practical way. It is a requisite introduction for those interested in this area of academic study or for practitioners interested in this important and growing area of conservation.” - David Sheppard, Head, IUCN Programme on Protected Areas
    • A comprehensive review of conceptual perspectives
    • Integrates social science theories into the study of human-wildlife relationships
    • Textbook features include chapter-end questions and summaries
    • Wildlife managers and conservation biologists involved in conservation action are aware that most of the disputes and challenges they face in their profession are primarily on social and political aspects. Biological data are essential for management but their main role is to inform the social and political processes that will eventually lead to solving management issues. Human dimensions of wildlife are one of the pillars for any serious solution of social conflicts on management of natural resources. However, HDW are too often underrated in their importance or tackled through inappropriate methods.
    • This outstanding book is built on the premises that a rigorous scientific foundation of HDW can dramatically improve the effectiveness of the contribution of social sciences to wildlife and conservation programmes.
    • It is the most comprehensive review I know of the theoretical concepts commonly used in the study of human-wildlife relationships. It is an impressive synthesis on a fundamental topic for conservation and it offer a wide range of extremely useful insights on new conceptual directions for HDW research. It is an excellent book, clearly and scholarly written, well organized and synthetic. Michael Manfredo has done a wonderful job to produce a text that makes the concepts and tools of the human dimension studies accessible to wildlife managers and conservation practitioners who have not received professional training in the social sciences. Manfredo guides the reader through the complex interaction of values, emotions, attitudes and norms in shaping human behaviour; more important, he concisely explains the scientific foundations of the concepts and the basic methodology available to researchers and managers. The result is remarkable in its importance not only for researchers but also for decision makers as it calls for better integration of the social and ecological sciences.
    • I strongly recommend this book to all students in conservation biology and it should be compulsory reading for anyone involved in wildlife management and conservation projects.” - Luigi Boitani, Professor of Conservation Biology, University of Rome, President Elect, Society for Conservation Biology
    • In this book, Manfredo shows us that people do care about wildlife, and reviews the social scientific concepts and research that begin to answer the question why. Engaging the reader with personal anecdotes, he nonetheless provides critical coverage of a wide literature on such abstract constructs as emotion, attitudes, values, and ideology. Manfredo makes a convincing argument that this information will be useful to those concerned with managing or conserving wildlife, particularly in light of societal, demographic, and even global changes that affect the way people think and behave. With its balance of theory and application, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with understanding the ways in which people relate to wild nature.” - Susan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology, The College of Wooster
    • Human impacts on biodiversity are accelerating and are likely to increase by an order of magnitude over the next century. Clearer and more effective conservation priorities and programs are essential if we are to meet this challenge. This task requires a better understanding of human attitudes and behavior. The study of humans and their attachment to wildlands is the focus of Who Cares About Wildlife. In this book, Manfredo introduces a breadth of social science concepts that help us understand how humans relate to their environment, particularly to both fish and wildlife. While the book provides an overview of contemporary social concepts, it

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