Community-Based Control of Invasive Species - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789242533 ISBN 13: 9781789242539

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world. One of the most promising approaches to managing invasive species is voluntary citizen stewardship. However, in order for control measures to be effective, private citizens often need to make sustained and sometimes burdensome commitments.

Community-Based Control of Invasive Species is based on five years of research by leading scholars in natural resource and human behavioral sciences, which involved government and citizen groups in Australia and the United States. It examines questions including, "how can citizens be engaged in voluntarily managing invasive species?," "what communication strategies will ensure good motivation and coordination?," and "how can governing bodies support citizens in their efforts?"

With chapters on institutional frameworks, changing governance, systems thinking, organizational learning, engagement, communication and behavioral change, this book will be a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners involved in natural resources management.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Martin is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law at the University of New England, Australia. He was the leader of the Invasive Animals CRC program 4E: Facilitating Effective Community Action on Invasive Species.

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1789242533
• ISBN 13: 9781789242539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Martin Paul, Alter Theodore R., Hine Donald W., Howard Tanya M.