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Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management. Do we need to manage natural resources?. ...no area on earth can be regarded as truly “natural.” IUCN. HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrity of a natural resource. Use(s). Integrity. Management.

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Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

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  1. Human DimensionsofNatural ResourceManagement

  2. Do we need to manage natural resources?

  3. ...no area on earth can be regarded as truly “natural.” IUCN

  4. HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management

  5. HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management

  6. Big Questions in HDNRM WHY do we manage natural resources? ...and... HOW do we manage natural resources?

  7. What is HDNRM? ...the application of social science theory and methods to help understand the cultural, sociological, psychological, economic, biological, and physical aspects of natural resource management and environmental problem solving. Fulton, Nelson, Anderson, Lime

  8. What is HDNRM? ...an area of investigation which attempts to describe, predict, understand and affect human thought and action toward natural environments and to acquire such understanding for the primary purpose of improving stewardship of natural resources. Human dimensions research builds on concepts and theories from several disciplines including sociology, psychology, economics, anthropology, geography, political science, marketing, and education. University of Delaware Sea Grant

  9. The domains of HDNRM Ecosystemic Economic Political Sociopsychological

  10. HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management

  11. Ecocentric view of natural resources Use(s) Integrity Management

  12. Anthropocentric view of natural resources Integrity Use(s) Management

  13. Resource Conflict • Conflict is when the behavior of an individual or group interferes with the goals of another individual or group • Goal may be tangible (e.g. market valuation) or intangible (e.g. desired experience)

  14. Resource use conflicts Outdoor recreation Wilderness Wildlife and fish habitat Range Timber Watershed Human and community development Oil, gas and minerals Cultural resources • Complementary • Competitive • Supplementary

  15. Use(s) Integrity Management Dual mandate of HDNRM • Providing a quality user experience • Protecting the quality of the environment and/or resource base

  16. Goal of HDNRM is balancing acceptable use with protection of the dependent natural resources

  17. What is a Resource? Resources are productive functions and operations performed by tangible substances when used to satisfy a given end or defined want. Resources explicitly require objectives and planning agents (managers).

  18. Key factors of natural resources

  19. Key factors of natural resources • Utility • Scarcity

  20. Classes of natural resources • Stock • Flow • Constant • Cyclical • Variable

  21. Stock or Flow?

  22. Why are natural resourcesso controversial?

  23. Preservation Conservation Exploitation

  24. Simple definition of conservation A way that we manage our natural resources for sustained output without depleting them and/or damaging the resource base

  25. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%

  26. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum Stock Natural Resources 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%

  27. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum Stock Natural Resources 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%

  28. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum Flow Natural Resources 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%

  29. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum Flow Natural Resources 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%

  30. Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources Conservation generally requires decreases in present rates of use for stock and carefully controlled rates of use for flow resources

  31. Examples of management tools that can conserve natural resources • Bag or creel limits • Court injunctions • Permit systems • Hunting seasons • Reserves • Education • Preservation

  32. What is preservationof natural resources?

  33. Preservation A management approach which attempts to maintain natural ecological integrity and processes through regulation of factors which would prove to be disruptive

  34. Ecosystem A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as an ecological system Preservation is a management approach which attempts to maintain natural ecological integrity and processes through regulation of factors which would prove to be disruptive

  35. Ecological Change in HDNRM No Human Impact Acceptable Impact Unacceptable Impact Natural Changes Human-Induced Changes

  36. Ecological Change in HDNRM limit of acceptable change No Human Impact Acceptable Impact Unacceptable Impact Natural Changes Human-Induced Changes

  37. Carrying Capacity The maximum population size that can be sustained by an environment

  38. Carrying Capacity The maximum population size that can be sustained by an environment

  39. Weakness of CC in HDNRM • Finding a singleecological carrying capacity that accommodates ecological, social and managerial demands

  40. General Dimensions of Carrying Capacity in HDNRM Ecological Societal Managerial

  41. The future of Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management:The Precautionary Principle

  42. Precautionary Principle When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment,precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships arenot fully established scientifically. (Wingspread Statement, 1998)

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