Who Cares About Wildlife?, 2008
Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues

Language: French

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228 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Soft-cover

Who Cares About Wildlife? integrates social science theory in order to provide a conceptual structure for understanding and studying human interaction with wildlife. A thorough review of the current literature in conceptual areas, including norms, values, attitudes, emotions, wildlife value orientations, cultural change, and evolutionary forces/inherited tendencies is provided, and the importance of these areas in studying human-wildlife relationships is highlighted.

No other book both considers the human relationship with wildlife and provides a theoretical framework for understanding this relationship on the individual, as well as cultural level. Who Cares About Wildlife? will be valuable both to students and to practitioners in wildlife management and conservation, as well those interested in the human relationship with wildlife, natural resources, and the environment.

Who Cares About Wildlife?.- The Biological Context of Wildlife Values: Are There Etchings on the Slate?.- Understanding the Feeling Component of Human–Wildlife Interactions.- Attitudes and the Study of Human Dimensions of Wildlife.- Norms: Social Influences on Human Thoughts About Wildlife.- Values, Ideology, and Value Orientations.- Cultural Perspectives on Human–Wildlife Relationships.- Integrating Concepts: Demonstration of a Multilevel Model for Exploring the Rise of Mutualism Value Orientations in Post-industrial Society.
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