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Las dimensiones humanas en el curriculum de la biología de la conservación en los paises en vias de desarrollo
Author(s) -
Saberwal Vasant K.,
Kothari Ashish
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10051328.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , human dimension , conservation biology , wildlife , dimension (graph theory) , wildlife management , natural resource , developing country , wildlife conservation , environmental planning , geography , environmental ethics , political science , environmental resource management , ecology , sociology , biology , pedagogy , environmental science , philosophy , mathematics , law , pure mathematics , human rights
The social sciences and humanities are essentially absent from most conservation biology or wildlife management courses in the developing world. This is a critical shortcoming because of human dependence on natural resources within protected areas and the escalating conflicts between humans and wildlife and between local communities and state agencies over access to resources. We call for increased input from the social sciences and the humanities in conservation biology and wildlife management curricula in the developing world. We suggest some materials and methods that should ideally be a part of such curricula.