Angličtina
Drawing on diverse fields such as human geography, GIS technology, and environmental psychology, this volume outlines an approach to conservation that hinges on people s close attachment to their localities and encourages active engagement in preserving them.The concept of Place has become prominent in natural resource management, as professionals increasingly recognize the importance of scale, place-specific meanings, local knowledge, and social-ecological dynamics. Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives from the Social Sciences offers a thorough examination of the topic, dividing its exploration into four broad areas. §Place-Based Conservation provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners to help build the conceptual grounding necessary to understand and to effectively practice place-based conservation.
