The human dimensions of forest and tree health : global perspectives /

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Other Authors: Urquhart, Julie (Editor), Marzano, Mariella (Editor), Potter, Clive, 1959- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introducing the Human Dimensions of Forest and Tree Health; 1 Introduction; 2 An Emerging Research Area; 3 Challenge 1: Developing Research Capacity and the Importance of Research Funding; 4 Challenge 2: Applying Social Science Research at the Policy-Practice Interface; 5 Challenge 3: Identifying Research Priorities; 5.1 Governance; 5.2 Stakeholder and Public Values, Perceptions and Behaviours; 5.3 Economic Values and Impacts; 5.4 Risk Communication and Engagement
  • 6 Contribution to the VolumeReferences; 2 English Tree Populations: Economics, Agency and the Problem of the "Natural"; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Trees and Disease in Historical Perspective; 2 Historic Tree Populations: Density and Management; 3 Explaining Tree Density and Management; 4 Explaining Tree Species; 5 The Age of Trees in the Past; 6 Changes in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; 7 Lessons from History?; References; 3 Local Knowledge on Tree Health in Forest Villages in Turkey; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Forests, Trees and Tree Health; 1.2 Trees and Forests in Turkey
  • 1.3 The Place of Gardens1.4 Trees in Turkish Culture and Folklore; 1.5 Trees and Forests Under Turkish Law; 1.6 Urban Expansion and the Fate of Forests; 1.7 Categories of Trees; 2 Research on Forest Villages: Methodology; 3 Findings; 3.1 Examples of Tree Diseases and Local Perceptions; 3.2 Controversies in Interpreting the Health of Trees; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; 4 Mountain Pine Beetles and Ecological Imaginaries: The Social Construction of Forest Insect Disturbance; 1 Introduction; 2 Mountain Pine Beetles and Ecological Relationships
  • 3 Human Dimensions of Forest Insect Disturbances4 Environmental Narratives; 5 Study Area and Methods; 6 Results; 6.1 Organizational Narratives; 6.1.1 Colorado State Forest Service; 6.1.2 Colorado Timber Industry Association; 6.1.3 The Sierra Club and Wilderness Society; 6.2 Community Perspectives; 6.3 Newcomers and Old-timers; 7 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 5 Indigenous Biosecurity: Māori Responses to Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust in Aotearoa New Zealand; 1 Introduction; 2 The Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Forest Conservation and Biosecurity Management
  • 2.1 The Adoption of Māori Knowledge for Forest Conservation3 The Discovery of Kauri Dieback; 3.1 Management Strategies for Kauri Dieback; 3.2 Impacts on Māori of Kauri Dieback; 3.3 Use of Cultural Health Indicators for Kauri Forest Management; 3.4 The Role of Māori in Managing Kauri Forest Health; 4 The Māori Biosecurity Network: Te Tira Whakamātaki (TTW); 5 The Discovery of Myrtle Rust in New Zealand; 5.1 The Impacts of Myrtle Rust on Māori; 5.2 Management Strategies for Myrtle Rust; 5.3 The Use of Cultural Health Indicators and the Role of Māori in Managing Vulnerable Species and Ecosystems