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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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...no area on earth can be regarded as truly “natural.” IUCN
HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management
HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management
Big Questions in HDNRM WHY do we manage natural resources? ...and... HOW do we manage natural resources?
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
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
The domains of HDNRM Ecosystemic Economic Political Sociopsychological
HDNRM is a balancing act between use(s) and integrityof a natural resource Use(s) Integrity Management
Ecocentric view of natural resources Use(s) Integrity Management
Anthropocentric view of natural resources Integrity Use(s) Management
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)
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
Use(s) Integrity Management Dual mandate of HDNRM • Providing a quality user experience • Protecting the quality of the environment and/or resource base
Goal of HDNRM is balancing acceptable use with protection of the dependent natural resources
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).
Key factors of natural resources • Utility • Scarcity
Classes of natural resources • Stock • Flow • Constant • Cyclical • Variable
Simple definition of conservation A way that we manage our natural resources for sustained output without depleting them and/or damaging the resource base
Conservation of stock vs. flow natural resources: The Conservation Continuum 0% amount used over time 100% 0% rate of use over time 100%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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
Examples of management tools that can conserve natural resources • Bag or creel limits • Court injunctions • Permit systems • Hunting seasons • Reserves • Education • Preservation
Preservation A management approach which attempts to maintain natural ecological integrity and processes through regulation of factors which would prove to be disruptive
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
Ecological Change in HDNRM No Human Impact Acceptable Impact Unacceptable Impact Natural Changes Human-Induced Changes
Ecological Change in HDNRM limit of acceptable change No Human Impact Acceptable Impact Unacceptable Impact Natural Changes Human-Induced Changes
Carrying Capacity The maximum population size that can be sustained by an environment
Carrying Capacity The maximum population size that can be sustained by an environment
Weakness of CC in HDNRM • Finding a singleecological carrying capacity that accommodates ecological, social and managerial demands
General Dimensions of Carrying Capacity in HDNRM Ecological Societal Managerial
The future of Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management:The Precautionary Principle
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)