9.9. Young

Keynote Presentations from the 4th ALTER-Net Summer School, Peyresq 5 - 17 September 2009

Speaker: Juliette Young

jyo -at- ceh.ac.uk

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, Scotland, UK
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Title of the talk: Policy, people, points of view and participation (pdf: 500KB)

Summary of the talk by Carina Wyborn (pdf)

Abstract

I intend to discuss results from a study looking at public understanding of biodiversity using a series of focus groups in Scotland, then move on to discuss biodiversity conflicts and the importance of public perception in such conflicts. Finally I will illustrate this with a case study in the Moray Firth in which a management plan was developed to manage the conflict between seal conservation and salmon fishery interests.

Reading list for this presentation:

• Buijs A, Fischer A, Rink D, Young J (2008) Looking beyond superficial knowledge gaps: Understanding public representations of biological diversity. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 4: 65-80. doi: 10.3843/Biodiv.4.2:1
• Fischer A, Young J (2007) Understanding mental constructs of biodiversity: implications for biodiversity management and conservation. Biological Conservation 136: 271-282. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.024
• Renn O (2006) Participatory processes for designing environmental policies. Land Use Policy 23: 34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2004.08.005
• Young J, Watt A, Nowicki P, Alard D, Clitherow J, Henle K, Johnson R, Laczko E, McCracken D, Matouch S, Niemelä J (2005) Towards sustainable land use: identifying and managing the conflicts between human activities and biodiversity conservation in Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14(7): 1641-1661. doi: 10.1007/s10531-004-0536-z