Integrating Social Science and Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge.Proceedings of a Conference on Integrating Social Sciences and Ecosystem Management. Held in Helen, Georgia on December 12-14, 1995

摘要

These proceedings contain the contributed papers and panel presentations, whichwas held at Unicoi Lodge and Conference Center, Helen, GA, December 12-14, 1995. The overall purpose of this Conference was to improve understanding, integration, and research applications of the human dimension of ecosystem management. Specifically, the goals of the Conference and Workship were to: (1) discuss the state of knowledge of social sciences relevant to ecosystem management, (2) discuss how to integrate this knowledge with ecosystem management (along with the physical and biological sciences), (3) develop a strategy to effectively integrate social sciences with ecosystem management, and (4) identify a research agenda to further knowledge in the area.