RE: frameworks for social-ecological studies?
Thanks so much to everyone that offered suggestions to my questions. Several frameworks were recommended. Below is a short synopsis of some of them. Many folks recommended resilience and books such as "Linking Social and Ecological Systems" and "Navigating Social-Ecological Systems" by Berkes, Folke, and Colding, the journal "Ecology and Society" (particularly vol 11, issue 2), and work from the Resilience Alliance group in general. Also recommended by several - the Sustainability Science work, particularly the PNAS special issue on Sustainability (PNAS Vol 100, issue 14). Other suggestions: * Paul Steinburg's current work on "conservation systems" * Political ecology came up as well, with several key references that I can forward upon request * The USAID funded PHE project ( http://www.ehproject.org/phe/phe.html) with practitioner models * Human ecology, particularly Emilio Moran's recent book (Moran, E. F. 2006. People and nature: An introduction to human ecological relations. Malden, MA: Blackwell) * The POETICs model used in the Global Carbon Project (Population, Organization, Environment, Technology, Institutions, Culture) * Frameworks arising from the new field of social oceanography I'd be happy to forward any further details on any of these, based on what I've received. Thanks so much for everyone's help. Mike -Original Message- From: Schoon, Michael Lee Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:24 AM To: 'GEP-Ed' Subject: frameworks for social-ecological studies? Hi everyone, I'm currently teaching a course on "People and the Environment", and I'm trying to find a few different analytical frameworks for studying human-environment interactions for this class and for a paper that I'm finishing up. I am currently using the IAD Framework and theories of resilience to study these interactions. Ultimately, I'm looking for ways of thinking about social systems that will resonate with people struggling with challenges in conservation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike Michael L. Schoon Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University 513 N Park St. Bloomington, IN 47408 (w): (812) 856-2693 (m): (812) 360-9681 Skype: mlschoon1
Re: frameworks for social-ecological studies?
Michael - Since you already mention resilience - I definitely would point you to the work of the Resilience Alliance and the countless cases and studies and more conceptual/theoretical writings of allied researchers that are published in the RA's scientific outlet called /Ecology and Society/ - which is an open access, online journal. Easy to find, if you haven't already. You may want to be aware that in the resilience and global change literatures there are fine differences (and grand debates) over whether to call these systems socio-ecological, social-ecological, or coupled human-natural systems, or any other such flavor. Search under each keyword and you will uncover a wider range of relevant literature, and a discussion of the differences. Best, Susi Kathy McAfee wrote: Michael, The framework for understanding human-environment relations and challenges that I find most useful is political ecology, especially work by geographers. There are many classics in that field, starting with Piers Blaikie 1985/ The Political Economy of Soil Erosion/ Methuen Some more recent synthesis include: Roderick P. Neumann 2005/ Making Political Ecology/ Oxford Univ P & Hodder Arnold Paul Robbins 2004/ Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction/ Wiley-Blackwell Tim Forsyth 2003/ Critical Political Ecology: The Politics of Environmental Scienc/e Routledge Karl Zimmerer and Thomas Bassett 2003/ Political Ecology/ Guilford Raymond Bryant and Sinead Bailey 1997/ Third World Political Ecology/ Routledge There are also several recent edited collections that may contain gems you could use for yourself it not your students. A 2008 issue of/ Geoforum/ in assesses the field via a focus on the legacy of Piers Blaikie. Also germane to your question: Noel Castree/ Nature/ Routledge 2005 Kathy McAfee Hi everyone, I'm currently teaching a course on "People and the Environment", and I'm trying to find a few different analytical frameworks for studying human-environment interactions for this class and for a paper that I'm finishing up. I am currently using the IAD Framework and theories of resilience to study these interactions. Ultimately, I'm looking for ways of thinking about social systems that will resonate with people struggling with challenges in conservation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike Michael L. Schoon Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University 513 N Park St. Bloomington, IN 47408 (w): (812) 856-2693 (m): (812) 360-9681 Skype: mlschoon1 -- Kathleen McAfee Department of International Relations San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94321 Spring 2007 office hours: Mon. 3:30-5:30 in HSS 381 /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D. Institute for the Study of Society and Environment (ISSE) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 303.921.6539 Url: http://www.isse.ucar.edu/moser/ *** NOTE: I am on leave from NCAR from August 2007 through July 2008 at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. You can continue to reach me via this email and phone number. ***
Re: frameworks for social-ecological studies?
Michael, The framework for understanding human-environment relations and challenges that I find most useful is political ecology, especially work by geographers. There are many classics in that field, starting with Piers Blaikie 1985 The Political Economy of Soil Erosion Methuen Some more recent synthesis include: Roderick P. Neumann 2005 Making Political Ecology Oxford Univ P & Hodder Arnold Paul Robbins 2004 Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction Wiley-Blackwell Tim Forsyth 2003 Critical Political Ecology: The Politics of Environmental Science Routledge Karl Zimmerer and Thomas Bassett 2003 Political Ecology Guilford Raymond Bryant and Sinead Bailey 1997 Third World Political Ecology Routledge There are also several recent edited collections that may contain gems you could use for yourself it not your students. A 2008 issue of Geoforum in assesses the field via a focus on the legacy of Piers Blaikie. Also germane to your question: Noel Castree Nature Routledge 2005 Kathy McAfee Hi everyone, I'm currently teaching a course on "People and the Environment", and I'm trying to find a few different analytical frameworks for studying human-environment interactions for this class and for a paper that I'm finishing up. I am currently using the IAD Framework and theories of resilience to study these interactions. Ultimately, I'm looking for ways of thinking about social systems that will resonate with people struggling with challenges in conservation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike Michael L. Schoon Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University 513 N Park St. Bloomington, IN 47408 (w): (812) 856-2693 (m): (812) 360-9681 Skype: mlschoon1 -- Kathleen McAfee Department of International Relations San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94321 Spring 2007 office hours: Mon. 3:30-5:30 in HSS 381 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
frameworks for social-ecological studies?
Hi everyone, I'm currently teaching a course on "People and the Environment", and I'm trying to find a few different analytical frameworks for studying human-environment interactions for this class and for a paper that I'm finishing up. I am currently using the IAD Framework and theories of resilience to study these interactions. Ultimately, I'm looking for ways of thinking about social systems that will resonate with people struggling with challenges in conservation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike Michael L. Schoon Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University 513 N Park St. Bloomington, IN 47408 (w): (812) 856-2693 (m): (812) 360-9681 Skype: mlschoon1
