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Amel, E., Manning, C., Scott, B., & Koger, S. (2017). Beyond the roots of human inaction: Fostering collective effort toward ecosystem conservation. Science, 356(6335), 275-279.

Anderies, J. M., & Janssen, M. A. (2013). Sustaining the commons. Arizona State University

Arnstein, S. R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35(4), 216-224.

Artelle, K. A., Reynolds, J. D., Treves, A., Walsh, J. C., Paquet, P. C., & Darimont, C. T. (2018). Hallmarks of science missing from North American wildlife management. Science Advances, 4(3), eaao0167. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao0167

Arvai, J., Campbell-Arvai, V., & Steel, P. (2012). Decision-making for sustainability. 

Bodin, Ö. (2017). Collaborative environmental governance: Achieving collective action in social-ecological systems. Science, 357(6352), eaan1114. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan1114

Brogden, M. J., & Greenberg, J. B. (2020). 3 The Fight for the West: A Political Ecology of Land-Use Conflicts in Arizona. In S. Paulson & L. L. Gezon (Eds.), Political Ecology Across Spaces, Scales, and Social Groups (pp. 41–60). Rutgers University Press. https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813542546-004

Bryman, A. (2012). Social research methods. Oxford University Press.

Carpini, M. X. D., Cook, F. L., & Jacobs, L. R. (2004). public deliberation, discursive participation, and citizen engagement: A review of the empirical literature. Annual Review of Political Science, 7(1), 315–344. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.7.121003.091630

Chalmers, A. (1976). What is This Thing Called Science?

Charnley, S., et al. (2017). Evaluating the best available social science for natural resource management decision-making. Environmental Science & Policy, 73, 80-88.

Chizinski, C. & Wallen, K. E. (Eds.). (2025). Human dimensions of wildlife management (3rd ed.). John Hopkins University Press.

Cialdini, R. B. (2003). Crafting Normative Messages to Protect the Environment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12(4), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.01242

Conrad, E., Cassar, L. F., Christie, M., & Fazey, I. (2011). Hearing but not listening? A participatory assessment of public participation in planning. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 29(5), 761-782. https://doi.org/10.1068/c10137

Cronon, W. (1996). The trouble with wilderness: or, getting back to the wrong nature. Environmental History, 1, 7-28.

De Meo, I., Ferretti, F., Paletto, A., & Cantiani, M. G. (2017). An approach to public involvement in forest landscape planning in Italy: A case study and its evaluation. Annals of Silvicultural Research, 41(2), 54-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.12899/asr-1370

Dietz, T., & Stern P. (2008). Public participation in environmental assessment and decision making. National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12434

Escobar, A. (1998). Whose knowledge, whose nature? Biodiversity, conservation, and the political ecology of social movements. Journal of Political Ecology, 5, 53-82.

Fung, A. (2006). Varieties of participation in complex governance. Public Administration Review, 66, 66-75.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00667.x

Gifford, R. (2014). Environmental Psychology Matters. Annual Review of Psychology, 65(1), 541–579. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115048

Giller, K. E., et al. (2008). Competing Claims on Natural Resources: What Role for Science? Ecology and Society, 13(2), art34. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02595-130234

Gray, B. (2003). Framing of environmental disputes.

Greider, T., & Garkovich, L. (1994). Landscapes: The Social Construction of Nature and the Environment. Rural Sociology, 59(1), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1549-0831.1994.tb00519.x

Haider, W., & Morford, S. (2004). Relevance of social science to the management of natural resources in British Columbia. Journal of Ecosystems and Management. https://doi.org/10.22230/jem.2004v4n1a260

Hemming, V., et al. (2022). An introduction to decision science for conservation. Conservation Biology, 36(1), e13868. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13868

Heywood, J. L. (1993). Game theory: A basis for analyzing emerging norms and conventions in outdoor recreation. Leisure Sciences, 15(1), 37-48.

Horne, C., & Mollborn, S. (2020). Norms: An Integrated Framework. Annual Review of Sociology, 46(1), 467–487. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-121919-054658

Jacob, G. R., & Schreyer, R. (1980). Conflict in Outdoor Recreation: A Theoretical Perspective. Journal of Leisure Research, 12(4), 368–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.1980.11969462

Jacobson, S. K., & McDuff, M. D. (1998). Training idiot savants: the lack of human dimensions in conservation biology. Conservation Biology, 12(2), 263-267.

Jelinski, D. E. (2005). There is No Mother Nature? There is No Balance of Nature: Culture, Ecology and Conservation. Human Ecology, 33(2), 271–288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-2435-7

Kennedy, J. J., & Thomas, J. W. (1995). Managing natural resources as social value. A new century for natural resources management, 311-22.

Kluwe, J., & Krumpe, E. E. (2003). Interpersonal and societal aspects of use conflicts. International Journal of Wilderness, 9(3), 28-33.

Kollock, P. (1998). Social Dilemmas: The Anatomy of Cooperation. Annual Review of Sociology, 24(1), 183–214. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.183

Krumpe, E. E. (1994). The principles and processes of public involvement: A state-of-the-art synthesis for agencies venturing into ecosystem management.

Lachapelle, P. R., Mccool, S. F., & Patterson, M. E. (n.d.). Barriers to E¡ective Natural Resource Planning in a ‘“Messy”’ World.

Lauber, T. B., Decker, D. J., Leong, K. M., Chase, L. C., & Schulser, T. M. (2012). Stakeholder engagement in wildlife management. In D. J. Decker, S. J. Riley, & Siemer, W. F. (Eds.), Human dimensions of wildlife management (pp. 139-156). John Hopkins University Press

Lauer, F. I., et al. (2018). Public engagement in social-ecological systems management: an application of social justice theory. Society and Natural Resources, 31(1), 4-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1364456

Lewontin, R., & Levins, R. (1998). How different are natural and social science? Capitalism Nature Socialism, 9(1), 85–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/10455759809358780

Longo, S. B., Isgren, E., Clark, B., Jorgenson, A. K., Jerneck, A., Olsson, L., Kelly, O. M., Harnesk, D., & York, R. (2021). Sociology for sustainability science. Discover Sustainability, 2(1), 47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00056-5

Machlis, G. E. (1992). The contribution of sociology to biodiversity research and management. Biological Conservation, 62(3), 161–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(92)91044-S

Machlis, G. E., Force, J. E., & Burch, W. R. (1997). The human ecosystem Part I: The human ecosystem as an organizing concept in ecosystem management. Society & Natural Resources, 10(4), 347–367. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941929709381034

Machlis, G. E., et al. (1997). The human ecosystem as an organizing concept in ecosystem management. Society and Natural Resources, 10, 347-367.

Mayer, P. (2006). Biodiversity—the appreciation of different thought styles and values helps to clarify the term. Restoration Ecology, 14, 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00111.x

Miller, D. C., Scales, I. R., & Mascia, M. B. (2023). Conservation social science: Understanding people, conserving biodiversity. Wiley.

Mills, T. J., Quigley, T. M., & Everest, F. J. (2001). Science-Based Natural Resource Management Decisions: What are they?

Moon, K., & Blackman, D. (2014). A Guide to Understanding Social Science Research for Natural Scientists. Conservation Biology, 28(5), 1167–1177. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12326

Moon, K., Adams, V. M., & Cooke, B. (2019). Shared personal reflections on the need to broaden the scope of conservation social science. People and Nature, 1(4), 426–434. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10043

Ostrom, E., Burger, J., Field, C. B., Norgaard, R. B., & Policansky, D. (1999). Revisiting the Commons: Local Lessons, Global Challenges. 284.

Parks, C. D., Joireman, J., & Van Lange, P. A. (2013). Cooperation, trust, and antagonism: How public goods are promoted. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(3), 119-165.

Putnam, L. L., & Wondolleck, J. M. (2003). Intractability: Definitions, dimensions, and distinctions. In Lewicki, R., Gray, B. & Elliott, M. (Eds.), Making sense of intractable environmental conflicts (pp. 35-59). Island Press.

Redpath, S. M., Keane, A., Andrén, H., Baynham-Herd, Z., Bunnefeld, N., Duthie, A. B., Frank, J., Garcia, C. A., Månsson, J., Nilsson, L., Pollard, C. R. J., Rakotonarivo, O. S., Salk, C. F., & Travers, H. (2018). Games as Tools to Address Conservation Conflicts. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33(6), 415–426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.005

Reed, M. S. (2008). Stakeholder participation for environmental management: A literature review. Biological Conservation, 141(10), 2417–2431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.014

Robbins, P., Hintz, J. G., Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and society: A critical introduction (2nd ed.) Wiley.

Salmón, E. (2000). Kincentric ecology: Indigenous perceptions of the human–nature relationship. Ecological Applications, 10(5), 1327–1332. https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1327:KEIPOT]2.0.CO;2

Salmón, E. (2000). Kincentric ecology: Indigenous perceptions of the human–nature relationship. Ecological Applications, 10(5), 1327-1332.

Saunder, C. (2003). The emerging field of conservation psychology. Human Ecology Forum, 10(2), 137-149.

Schroeder, H. W. (2007). Place experience, gestalt, and the human–nature relationship. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(4), 293–309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.07.001

Schultz, P. W. (2002). Inclusion with Nature: The Psychology Of Human-Nature Relations. In P. Schmuck & W. P. Schultz (Eds.), Psychology of Sustainable Development (pp. 61–78). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0995-0_4

Schultz, P. W., Nolan, J. M., Cialdini, R. B., Goldstein, N. J., & Griskevicius, V. (2007). The Constructive, Destructive, and Reconstructive Power of Social Norms. Psychological Science, 18(5), 429–434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01917.x

Silver, E., & Wallen, K. E. (2025). Human dimensions of natural resources. Waveland Press.

Simpson, B., & Willer, R. (2015). Beyond Altruism: Sociological Foundations of Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior. Annual Review of Sociology, 41(1), 43–63. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073014-112242

Smith, P. D., & McDonough, M. H. (2001). Beyond public participation: Fairness in natural resource decision making. Society & Natural Resources, 14(3), 239-249.

Steinberg, P. F. (2020). Who rules the earth? How social rules shape our planet and our lives. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199896615.001.0001

Strang, V. (2009). Integrating the social and natural sciences in environmental research: A discussion paper. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 11(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-007-9095-2

Thome, H. (2015). Values, Sociology of. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (pp. 47–53). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.32167-5

Treves, A., Paquet, P. C., Artelle, K. A., Cornman, A. M., Krofel, M., & Darimont, C. T. (2021). Transparency About Values and Assertions of Fact in Natural Resource Management. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2, 631998. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.631998

Van Riper, C. J., & Kyle, G. T. (2014). Capturing multiple values of ecosystem services shaped by environmental worldviews: A spatial analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 145, 374–384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.014

Walker, G. B., et al., (2015). Public participation in environmental policy making: Insights from twenty years of collaborative learning fieldwork.

Wondolleck, J. M. (1996). Teetering at the top of the ladder: The experience of citizen group participants in alternative dispute resolution processes. Sociological Perspectives, 39(2), 249-262. https://doi.org/10.2307/1389311

Wondolleck, J. M., & Yaffee, S. L. (2000). Making collaboration work. Island Press.

Wondolleck, J. M., Gray, B., & Bryan, T. (2003). Us versus Them: How Identities and Characterizations Influence Conflict. Environmental Practice, 5(3), 207–213. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466046603035592