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Social Networks and Natural Resource Management - Uncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance

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Informationen zum Autor Örjan Bodin is a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Sweden. He is particularly interested in using network analysis to study various aspects of ecosystems governance. Christina Prell is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She uses mixed methods to explore the role that social networks play in different research contexts. Klappentext The first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management. Zusammenfassung Featuring contributions from a range of researchers! this is the first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers involved in natural resource management! environmental biology! sustainability science and sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Carl Folke; Part I. Introduction: 1. A social relational approach to natural resource governance Örjan Bodin, Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez, Henrik Ernstson and Christina Prell; 2. Some basic structural characteristics of networks Christina Prell; 3. Combining social network approaches with social theories to improve understanding of natural resource governance Beatrice Crona, Henrik Ernstson, Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; Part II. Case Studies: 4. Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals Örjan Bodin and Beatrice Crona; 5. Social network analysis for stakeholder selection Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; 6. Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 7. The effects of social network ties on the public's satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada David Tindall, Howard Harshaw and J. M. Taylor; 8. Social network models for natural resource use and extraction Ken Frank; 9. Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance Beatrice Crona and Örjan Bodin; 10. The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 11. Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management Henrik Ernstson; 12. Social networks, joint image building and adaptability - the case of local fishery management Annica Sandström; 13. Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry Marney Isaac and Evans Dawoe; Part III. Summary and Outlook: 14. Social network analysis in natural resource governance - summary and outlook Örjan Bodin and Christina Prell; Index....

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