Understanding Conflicts about Wildlife: A Biosocial Approach

ISBN 10: 1789208203 / ISBN 13: 9781789208207

Published by Berghahn Books, 2020

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Synopsis:

Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often better understood as people-people conflict, wherein there is a clash of values between different human groups. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners from across the globe to develop a holistic view of these interactions. It considers the political and social dimensions of 'human-wildlife conflicts' alongside effective methodological approaches, and will be of value to academics, conservationists and policy makers.

About the Authors:

Catherine M. Hill is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University.  Her main areas of research are people-wildlife interactions and conservation and local communities.  Prior to her current appointment she was a lecturer in Biological Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, University of Durham (1994-2000) and the Demonstrator in Human Ecology, Institute of Biological Anthropology, Oxford University (1991-1993).

Amanda D. Webber is a Lecturer in Conservation Science at Bristol Zoological Society.  She is also an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University.  Her research focuses on human-wildlife interactions and she is interested in people’s perceptions of wildlife (particularly urban or ‘pest’ species) and the development of co-existence strategies.

Nancy E. C. Priston is an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University.  Her research examines human-wildlife conflict with a predominantly interdisciplinary approach, incorporating both the perspectives of wildlife and local people.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Understanding Conflicts about Wildlife: A ...
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket