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Experiments in consilience : integrating social and scientific responses to save endangered species / edited by Frances R. Westley and Philip S. Miller.

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Annotation In his 1998 book "Consilience," E.O. Wilson set forth the idea that integrating knowledge and insights from across the spectrum of human study -- the humanities, social science, and natural sciences -- is the key to solving complex environmental and social problems. "Experi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Westley, Frances, Miller, Philip S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Island Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Endangered species.
Wildlife conservation.
Human ecology.
Table of Contents:
  • The story of an experiment : integrating social and scientific responses to facilitate conservation action / Frances R. Westley
  • The art of walking through walls : strategy and structure in the conservation breeding specialist group / Frances R. Westley and Harrie Vredenburg
  • Integrating the human dimension into endangered species risk assessment / Philip S. Miller and Robert C. Lacy
  • Getting the right science and getting the science right : process design and facilitation in PHVA workshops / Frances R. Westley and Onnie Byers
  • Logic models for building knowledge and networks : early evaluations of the PHVA approach / Harrie Vredenburg and Frances R. Westley
  • Guns, germs, and refugees : the mountain gorilla PHVA in Uganda / Onnie Byers, Philip S. Miller, and Frances R. Westley
  • Linking monkeys, biologists, and palmito : the Muriqui PHVA in Brazil / Jenna S. Borovansky and Emmanuel Raufflet
  • Building the back loop : community decision making and the Peary and Arctic Islands Caribou PHVA in northern Canada / George Francis
  • Incorporating local knowledge : landowners and tree kangaroos in Papua New Guinea / Philip J. Nyhus [and others]
  • Uneasy guests : the grizzly bear PHVA in the central Canadian Rockies / Emmanuel Raufflet, Harrie Vrendenburg, and Philip S. Miller
  • A special concern : the wolves of Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario / George Francis
  • Governance for conservation / George Francis
  • Human population dynamics and integrative action / Gayl D. Ness
  • Incorporating community population appraisals in PHVA workshops : the early experience / John S. Williams
  • Caveat on consilience : barriers and bridges for traditional knowledge and conservation science / David A. Lertzman
  • Strangers at the party : an industry strategy perspective on PHVAs / Harrie Vredenburg
  • On building bridges between specializations / Gayl D. Ness
  • Metamodels as a tool for risk assessment / Philip S. Miller and Robert C. Lacy
  • Far from land : further explorations in consilience / Frances R. Westley, Philip S. Miller, and Robert C. Lacy.

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