Understanding Conflicts about Wildlife: A Biosocial Approach Contributor(s): Hill, Catherine M. (Editor), Webber, Amanda D. (Editor), Priston, Nancy E. C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 178533462X ISBN-13: 9781785334627 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
Dewey: 333.954 |
LCCN: 2016054879 |
Series: Studies of the Biosocial Society |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 228 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often better understood as people-people conflict, wherein there is a clash of values between different human groups. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners from across the globe to develop a holistic view of these interactions. It considers the political and social dimensions of 'human-wildlife conflicts' alongside effective methodological approaches, and will be of value to academics, conservationists and policy makers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Priston, Nancy E.: - Nancy E. C. Priston is an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University. Her research examines human-wildlife conflict with a predominantly interdisciplinary approach, incorporating both the perspectives of wildlife and local people. Hill, Catherine M.: -Catherine M. Hill is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University. Her main areas of research are people-wildlife interactions and conservation and local communities. Prior to her current appointment she was a lecturer in Biological Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, University of Durham (1994-2000) and the Demonstrator in Human Ecology, Institute of Biological Anthropology, Oxford University (1991-1993). Webber, Amanda D.: -Amanda D. Webber is a Lecturer in Conservation Science at Bristol Zoological Society. She is also an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University. Her research focuses on human-wildlife interactions and she is interested in people's perceptions of wildlife (particularly urban or 'pest' species) and the development of co-existence strategies. |