Fwd: [ENVIROSOC] New book: Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
Roberts, J. Timmons
From: Michael Mascia <00000033e2e96e9...@listserv.neu.edu>
Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Subject: [ENVIROSOC] New book: Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
To: <ENVI...@listserv.neu.edu>
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce publication of our new book: Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity.
Conservation Social Science examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to biodiversity conservation. With contributions from leading scholars in their respective fields – including sociologists Timmons Roberts, Steve Brechin, and Jenny Swanson – and we aim to provide a rigorous, clearly articulated, and comprehensive introduction to the role of social science theory, methods, and knowledge in conservation science, policy, and practice.
After an overview of foundational issues, such as the different ways in which social scientists think and form knowledge about the world, the contributing authors introduce six classic social science disciplines —anthropology, economics, human geography, political science, psychology, and sociology – and their conservation nexus. In each chapter, we illustrate key points through case study examples drawn from countries and ecosystems around the globe. We conclude by sketching out the contours of a more integrated science of conservation that is better able to contribute to the effective, equitable, and enduring conservation of the full variety of life on our shared planet.
We expect the book will interest anyone concerned with conservation, including students, educators, scholars, and practitioners of all backgrounds.
Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity is now available in hard copy and e-book formats from Wiley and many other booksellers (online and in-store). Faculty interested in adopting Conservation Social Science for the classroom can request an examination copy and may also wish to visit the instructor companion site to the book.
Please feel free to share this announcement with others who may be interested. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us directly.
Best,
Mike, Dan, & Ivan
Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
Edited by:
Daniel C. Miller (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Ivan R. Scales (University of Cambridge, UK)
Michael B. Mascia (Conservation International, USA)
With a foreword by Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
Contributors:
William M. Adams, Arun Agrawal, Deborah Blackman, Steven R. Brechin, C. Anne Claus,
Katie Moon, Olin Eugene Myers Jr., Stephen Polasky, J. Timmons Roberts, Diane Russell, and Jennifer Swanson
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Biodiversity Conservation and the Social Sciences
Ivan R. Scales, Daniel C. Miller and Michael B. Mascia
2. Social Science Foundations
Katie Moon and Deborah Blackman
3. Anthropology and Conservation
Diane Russell and C. Anne Claus
4. Economics and Conservation
Stephen Polasky
5. Human Geography and Conservation
Ivan R. Scales and William M. Adams
6. Political Science and Conservation
Daniel C. Miller and Arun Agrawal
7. Psychology and Conservation
Olin Eugene Myers Jr.
8. Sociology and Conservation
Jennifer Swanson, Steven R. Brechin and J. Timmons Roberts
9. Conclusion: Toward Better Conversations about Conservation
Daniel C. Miller, Ivan R. Scales, and Michael B. Mascia
Michael B. Mascia, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Senior Scientist | Conservation International
Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity