Stewart W.P., Williams D.R., Kruger L.E. (ed.) Place-Based Conservation. Perspectives from the Social Sciences

Springer Dordrecht, 2013. — 264 p. — 978-94-007-5801-8The 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.