A5021426140- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Landslides and related hazards
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Mining and Resource Management
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
University of Florida
2017-2024
Thomas Jefferson University
2023
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
2023
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
2019
Indiana University Bloomington
2002-2015
University of Arizona
1996-2014
Indiana University
2000-2013
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
2010
IIT@MIT
2008
La Trobe University
2002
Existing frameworks for analysing interactions between social and natural systems (e.g. Social-Ecological Systems framework, Ecosystem Services concept) do not sufficiently consider operationalize the dynamic people's values, attitudes understandings of human-nature relationship at both individual collective levels. We highlight relevance as influencing factors environmental behaviour, which may be reflected in resource management conflicts, review diversity existing social-cultural...
Abstract Mountain social‐ecological systems (MtSES) are vital to humanity, providing ecosystem services over half the planet's human population. Despite their importance, there has been no global assessment of threats MtSES, even as they face unprecedented challenges sustainability. With survey data from 57 MtSES sites worldwide, we test a conceptual model types and scales stressors in explore distinct configurations according primary economic orientation land use. We find that worldwide...
Van Riper, C. J., A. Thiel, M. Penker, Braito, Landon, J. Thomsen, and Tucker. 2018. Incorporating multilevel values into the social-ecological systems framework. Ecology Society 23(3):25. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10047-230325
This article explores the impacts of market shocks and institutional change on smallholder livelihoods, challenge adaptation in Mexico, Guatemala Honduras. The rapid decline coffee prices since dissolution International Coffee Agreement 1989 has had widespread profound across coffee‐producing regions. data collected three case studies this project confirm severity impact, particularly Mexican Guatemalan communities. They also illustrate importance historical relationship between farmers...
Tropical deforestation poses a threat to ecological sustainability and socioeconomic development in many parts of the world. Information on forest transformations is especially pertinent sensitive zones such as mountainous regions, where cover protects steep slopes thin soils from erosion. Such areas are frequently unsuitable for agriculture, but inhabitants may have few alternatives meet subsistence needs. Understanding relationship between human behavior change major challenge projects,...
The relationship between trajectories of forest-cover change and the biophysical social characteristics landscape in mountains Western Honduras is addressed. Metrics land-cover were used to infer patterns land-use change, using Landsat TM imagery from 1987, 1991 1996. With 15-20% land cover changing across each two-date period, study was very dynamic. Areas reforestation significantly larger than areas deforestation, all dates. Patch size a good indicator economic activity. Stable patches...
Researchers studying migration and development have argued over the potential that associated remittances to improve economic social conditions in origin communities. Past research on from indigenous communities Oaxaca has similarly questioned compatibility of traditional governance systems with high rates. We argue, using evidence four Zapotec rural Oaxaca, can use organizational capacity access migrants for benefit community as a whole. Communities require payment lieu communal labor...
Abstract This article presents an econometric analysis of land-cover change in western Honduras. Ground-truthed satellite image indicates that between 1987 and 1996 net reforestation occurred the 1,015-km2 study region. While some can be attributed to a ban on logging, area greatly exceeds previously clear-cut areas. Further, new was also deforested 1996. Thus, observed changes represent complex mosaic changing land-use patterns across time space. The contributes literature modeling that:...
Environmental governance is recognized as a key issue in many natural and social sciences. It highly relevant for ecosystem services common-pool resources well. Both fields overlap yet have typically been studied separately. Therefore, this study aimed a) to examine the emerging body of literature that incorporates concepts from both research considers challenges, b) identify policy tools recommendations presented addressing those challenges. The analysis thirty-nine selected peer-review...
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