Blicharska, Malgorzata and Orlikowska, Ewa and Roberge, Jean-Michel and Roberge, Cornelia and Grodzinska-Jurczak, Malgorzata
(2016).
Contribution of social science to large scale biodiversity conservation: A review of research about the Natura 2000 network.
Biological conservation. 199
, 110-122
[Article Review/Survey]
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.007
Abstract
Successful conservation needs to be informed by social science because it is closely linked to socio-economic processesand human behaviour. Limited knowledge about ecosystems' interactions with these processes currentlyundermines conservation efforts. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of social science concerningthe world's largest multinationally-coordinated conservation infrastructure: the European Ecological Network- ‘Natura 2000'. Based on a review of 149 publications, we analyse and discuss the main findings and outlinekey social-science research gapswith regard to the Natura 2000 network. The review shows that human dimensionof the Natura 2000 network is complex and variesamong EUMember States. In general, lowlevel and qualityof public participation in implementation of the Natura 2000 network and its management, negative public perceptionsof the network, lack of flexibility of responsible authorities and insufficient consideration of the localcontext pose the greatest challenges to the network's functioning. Important but hitherto little studied researchtopics include: evaluation of participation; effects of education on potential to raise public awareness; effects ofpotential financing mechanisms for compensating private land-owners; economic studies on cost-effectiveness;and benefits from conservation and ecosystem services. These knowledge gaps will need to be filled for theNatura 2000 network to reach its goals.
Authors/Creators: | Blicharska, Malgorzata and Orlikowska, Ewa and Roberge, Jean-Michel and Roberge, Cornelia and Grodzinska-Jurczak, Malgorzata | ||||
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Title: | Contribution of social science to large scale biodiversity conservation: A review of research about the Natura 2000 network | ||||
Series/Journal: | Biological conservation (0006-3207) | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||
Volume: | 199 | ||||
Page range: | 110-122 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
ISSN: | 0006-3207 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | P Natural resources > P01 Nature conservation and land resources X Agricola extesions > X80 Social sciences, humanities and education | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 5 Social Sciences > 504 Sociology > Sociology (excluding Social work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 5 Social Sciences > 506 Political Science > Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) | ||||
Agrovoc terms: | biodiversity conservation, citizen participation, sociology, europe | ||||
Keywords: | Biodiversity conservation, Human dimension, Natura 2000, Research gaps, Review, Social science | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3607 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3607 | ||||
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ID Code: | 13570 | ||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap S - Faculty of Forest Sciences | ||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Swedish Biodiversity Centre (S) > Dept. of Forest Resource Management (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Forest Resource Management (S) > Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies (S) > School for Forest Management | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 18 Aug 2016 13:34 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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