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Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

2017-01-01

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It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important means through which researchers and practitioners can attain that better understanding. Yet, a lack of awareness of the scope and uncertainty about the purpose of the conservation social sciences impedes the conservation community's effective en...

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Literature Corpus work: 18ee976a-5a80-55ca-babe-16b5bdc03a54
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.006

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