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Place-Based Conservation

Perspectives from the Social Sciences

  • Presents a human-centered approach to conservation that incorporates and draws on the deepest meanings of place
  • Draws on such diverse disciplines as human geography, urban planning, communications, environmental psychology, rural sociology, geographic information systems, and community development
  • Provides strategies for involving the public in conservation planning decisions
  • Benefits land-use planners, conservationists, researchers and policy makers

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. The Emergence of Place-Based Conservation

    • Daniel R. Williams, William P. Stewart, Linda E. Kruger
    Pages 1-17
  3. Conceptual Issues of Place-Based Conservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. Science, Practice, and Place

      • Daniel R. Williams
      Pages 21-34
    3. Organizational Cultures and Place-Based Conservation

      • Patricia A. Stokowski
      Pages 45-58
    4. Community, Place, and Conservation

      • Gene L. Theodori, Gerard T. Kyle
      Pages 59-70
  4. Experiencing Place

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Sensing Value in Place

      • Herbert Schroeder
      Pages 73-87
    3. Place Meanings as Lived Experience

      • James R. Barkley, Linda E. Kruger
      Pages 89-98
    4. Volunteer Meanings in the Making of Place

      • Ben Amsden, Richard C. Stedman, Linda E. Kruger
      Pages 109-118
  5. Representing Place

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
  6. Representing Place

    1. Integrating Divergent Representations of Place into Decision Contexts

      • Damon M. Hall, Susan J. Gilbertz, Cristi C. Horton, Tarla Rai Peterson
      Pages 121-135
    2. Sharing Stories of Place to Foster Social Learning

      • William P. Stewart, Troy D. Glover, James R. Barkley
      Pages 137-150
    3. Rural Property, Collective Action, and Place-Based Conservation

      • Paul Van Auken, Shaun Golding
      Pages 151-163
  7. Mapping Place

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Participatory Place Mapping in Fire Planning

      • Michael Cacciapaglia, Laurie Yung
      Pages 183-196
    3. Participatory Mapping of Place Values in Northwestern Ontario

      • Norman McIntyre, Perrine Lesueur, Jeff Moore
      Pages 197-210

About this book

The concept of “Place” has become prominent in natural resource management, as professionals increasingly recognize the importance of scale, place-specific meanings, local knowledge, and  social-ecological dynamics. Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives from the Social Sciences offers a thorough examination of the topic, dividing its exploration into four broad areas.
Place-Based Conservation provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners to help build the conceptual grounding necessary to understand and to effectively practice place-based conservation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA

    William P. Stewart

  • Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, USA

    Daniel R. Williams

  • Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Juneau, USA

    Linda E. Kruger

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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