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Human Dimensions of Natural Resources: Participation and Research Foundations
Emily J. Silver and Kenneth E. Wallen
Waveland Press

Natural resources management is a human enterprise, shaped by social, cultural, political, and economic decisions that determine how land, water, and other resources are used. Human Dimensions of Natural Resources treats the human dimensions not as a discipline but as a problem orientation that places human behavior and social processes at the center of natural resource issues. Built on empirical research and principled participation, the text moves from the history of human dimensions thought to primers on behavior and social inquiry, into public participation, conflict management, and extension practice, and, finally, to the domains of research design and common qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods.

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources is written for students and working professionals in forestry, rangeland, and fisheries and wildlife, as well as those who apply psychology, sociology, and political science to environmental topics. Designed to fit within a standard semester, each standalone chapter opens with a primer and question-based objectives, reinforced by case studies, professional profiles, review questions, and recommended readings. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in natural resources, environmental science, conservation, and sustainability, it offers a clear, flexible path to understand society and natural resources.

Table of Contents

1. The Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

2. Foundational Elements of HDNR

3. Natural Resources and Coupled Systems

4. Human Dimensions: Origins and Influences

5. Natural Resources: Social and Policy History

6. Human Behavior and Behavior Change

7. Worldview and Theory

8. Participation: Engagement and Public Involvement

9. Conflict Management

10. Extension and Outreach

11. Research Design

12. Research Practice

13. Qualitative and Mixed Methods

14. Quantitative Methods

15. Human Dimensions: Skills and Careers

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