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Relevance of social science to the management of natural resources in British Columbia

Journal of Ecosystems and Management

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Title Relevance of social science to the management of natural resources in British Columbia
 
Creator Haider, Wolfgang
Morford, Shawn
 
Subject natural resource management; biophysical sciences; social sciences; British Columbia
 
Description Ecosystem-based natural resource management involves the integration of biophysical and human dimensions. Both the social sciences and biophysical sciences contribute to our understanding of the process of balancing social, economic, and biological factors. While the role of the biophysical sciences is relatively well recognized in the natural resource management sector, the contributions of the social sciences are less well understood and they are less frequently incorporated into management plans and activities. In this paper we summarize several distinct contributions of the social sciences to natural resource management and describe 10 ways that decision makers use social sciences. We predict the role of social sciences in natural resource management will become more important and we suggest that more collaborative research projects between social science researchers and natural resource managers will emerge. We also suggest that more cross-fertilization within the diverse streams of social sciences— as well as between the social sciences and biophysical sciences—will be essential in order to address complex research questions related to natural resource management.
 
Publisher Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press
 
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Date 2004-10-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/260
 
Source Journal of Ecosystems and Management; Vol 4, No 1 (2004)
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/260/179