A5030048141- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
University of Stirling
2020-2025
James Hutton Institute
2018-2022
University of Aberdeen
2018-2022
Research games provide a promising avenue for studying social-ecological systems because they can capture complexity and reflect multiple stakeholders' perspectives. However, there are few methodological studies on the design, validation implementation of research games. This paper focuses development an online multi-player game representing system underlying farmers' decision-making. We detail three key aspects spatially explicit development: sessions. Our approach provides new integration...
Abstract Conflicts between the objectives of agricultural production and conservation are becoming increasingly complex. Of vital importance to success conflict interventions is a detailed understanding how stakeholders react management as well influence interacting social political factors. Across Europe, goose populations have increased considerably, leading widespread impacts on agriculture significant conflicts different stakeholder groups. We used novel experimental game understand...
Efforts to manage conservation conflicts are typically focused on reconciling disputes between opposing stakeholders over objectives. However, this is an oversimplification of conflict dynamics, driven by the difficulties understanding and addressing deeper-rooted issues. In study, ethnographic approach using a combination informal discussions, participant observation, in-depth interviews was used examine local stakeholder narratives around grouse shooting raptor conservation. Analysis...
Migratory species are protected under international legislation; their seasonal movements across borders may therefore present opportunities for understanding how global conservation policies translate to local-level actions different socio-ecological contexts. Moreover, management of migratory can reveal culture and governance affects progress towards achieving targets. Here, we investigate potential misalignment in the two-way relationship between global-level (i.e. hunting bans quotas)...
Rationale The Scotland District occupies an area of approximately 60 km 2 forming the northeast coastline Barbados (Fig. 1). district is geologically and topographically distinct from rest in that coral limestone cap covers remainder absent. underlying Tertiary rocks exposed are soft erodible, themselves prone to landsliding erosion. Land use comprises forest, sugar cane, fruit vegetable growing pasture, has high landscape value eco-tourism potential. Low rise, low density housing developed...