Human Behavior and Forest Change
Our research group focuses on how people change their behavior in response to environmental change, specifically in forest ecosystems.
Our primary goal is to increase scientific understanding of human behavior as it relates to the environmental sustainability and adaptation to climate change.
We investigate factors that enable and constrain individual and collective management of forests for sustainability and adaptation, drawing on theories from the social-psychology, sociology, and human geography and using mixed methods approaches.
We collaborate with researchers from diverse disciplines using a broad range of analytical approaches and strive to address problems of concern to policy makers, planners and land managers.
Current Research Projects:
Research Topics
Human adaptation to climate change
Forest management behavior
Social-ecological systems
Landscape management and conservation
Private forest and woodland owners
Research Methods
Individual and focus group interviewing and qualitative data analysis
Mail and web survey data collection and analysis
Social network analysis