Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

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dc.contributor.authorBennett, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorRoth, Robin
dc.contributor.authorKlain, Sarah C.
dc.contributor.authorChan, Kai
dc.contributor.authorChristie, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorClark, Douglas A.
dc.contributor.authorCullman, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorCurran, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorDurbini, Trevor J.
dc.contributor.authorEpstein, Graham
dc.contributor.authorGreenberg, Alison
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Michael P.
dc.contributor.authorSandlos, John
dc.contributor.authorStedman, Richard
dc.contributor.authorTeel, Tara L.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorWyborn, Carina
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-27T19:35:26Z
dc.date.available2017-03-27T19:35:26Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIt has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important means through which researchers and practitioners can attain that better understanding. Yet, a lack of awareness of the scope and uncertainty about the purpose of the conservation social sciences impedes the conservation community's effective engagement with the human dimensions. This paper examines the scope and purpose of eighteen subfields of classic, interdisciplinary and applied conservation social sciences and articulates ten distinct contributions that the social sciences can make to understanding and improving conservation. In brief, the conservation social sciences can be valuable to conservation for descriptive, diagnostic, disruptive, reflexive, generative, innovative, or instrumental reasons. This review and supporting materials provides a succinct yet comprehensive reference for conservation scientists and practitioners. We contend that the social sciences can help facilitate conservation policies, actions and outcomes that are more legitimate, salient, robust and effective.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationBennett, N. J., Roth, R., Klain, S. C., Chan, K., Christie, P., Clark, D. A., Cullman, G., Curran, D., Durbini, T. J., Epstein, G., Greenberg, A., Nelson, M. P., Sandlos, J., Stedman, R., Teel, T. L., Thomas, R., Veríssimo, D., & Wyborn, C. (2017). Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation. Biological Conservation, 205, 93-108.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/7854
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiological Conservationen_US
dc.subjectConservation social scienceen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental social scienceen_US
dc.subjectConservation scienceen_US
dc.subjectHuman dimensionsen_US
dc.subjectConservation biologyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementen_US
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Environmental Studies
dc.titleConservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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