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

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dc.contributor.authorHaider, W.en
dc.contributor.authorMorford, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBritish Columbiaen
dc.coverage.spatialCanadaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:56:19Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:56:19Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.description.abstractEcosystem-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 in British Columbia, Canada, 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.en
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dc.identifier1449en
dc.identifier.citationBC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 4(1): 48-58en
dc.identifier.issn1488-4666en
dc.identifier.other1449_00020.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66157en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherKamloops, BC: FORREX-Forest Research Extension Partnershipen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.forrex.org/publications/jem/ISS21/vol4_no1_art7.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2004 FORREX Forest Research Extension Partnershipen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectTemperate zonesen
dc.subjectForest ecosystemsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectBiophysical sciencesen
dc.subjectSocial sciencesen
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleRelevance of social science to the management of natural resources in British Columbiaen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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