Social Science Tools for Natural Resource Managers

作     者：James L. Creighton James L. Creighton

作者机构：Independent Consultant Kihei Hawaii USA 

出 版 物：《Natural Resources》 (自然资源（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第13卷第6期

页      面：127-146页

学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

主　　题：Public Controversy Values Conflict Public Participation Dispute Resolution Joint Model Building Multi-Agency Project Co-Management Inter-Agency Dispute Resolution 

摘      要：Over the past several decades natural resource issues have become highly controversial, even playing out on the national or international stage. While natural resource science has advanced, the controversy has not gone away. If anything, it has gotten worse. The reality is that natural resource managers need to be as skilled at addressing public concerns as they are with resource science. Fortunately, over the same period the social sciences have produced useful tools that can aid natural resource managers. But resource managers need to know about these tools and be trained in their use. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to some of the social science tools or approaches that have proven to reduce political conflict over resource issues. When beginning a major project, resource managers can review this list to see which of these approaches might prevent or mitigate controversy. References are provided for each tool as a starting place for further exploration.