Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe - Linking Practical and Scientific Knowledge in Social-Ecological Systems (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

The findings presented in this volume represent a concerted effort to develop a more inclusive form of reindeer management for northernmost Europe. Our guiding principle has been to foster a new paradigm of participatory research. We wish to move beyond the historical reliance on western approaches to basic and applied science. These have been concerned prim- ily with interactions between herded animals and the various components of their biophysical environment, e. g. , plants, insects, predators, climate, and others. In our view,sociocultural and economic drivers,along with herders' experience-based knowledge,gain equal currency in the effort to understand how management may mitigate against the negative aspects of the challenges modern herding faces, while also exploring concepts of sustainability from different perspectives (see also Jernsletten and Klokov 2002; Kankaanpaa et al. 2002; Ulvevadet and Klokov 2004). This broadening of the pool of disciplines and local,national,and int- national stakeholders in policy-relevant research invariably complicates v- tually all aspects of the research process. Multidisciplinary or, in our sense, transdisciplinary approaches also require extraordinary effort from all p- ticipants if they are to succeed. As such, those approaches should not be undertaken lightly, nor without personnel who possess appropriate expe- ence in cooperating with those of different disciplines and, preferably, also with relevant practitioners and public social and administrative institutions. In such settings the potential for misunderstandings is quite high.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Ecological Studies, 184
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2006
Editors:	Bruce C. Forbes • Manfred Boelter • Ludger Muller-Wille • Janne Hukkinen • Felix Muller • Nicolas Gunslay • Yulian Konstantinov
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-26087-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-26087-0
Barcode:	9783540260875

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