New Book Available
Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe
Linking Practical and Scientific Knowledge in Social-Ecological Systems
Edited By: B.C. Forbes, M. Bolter, L. Muller-Wille, J. Hukkinen, F. Muller,
N. Gunslay, and Y. Konstantinov
Springer/Praxis Publishing (Volume 184 of the Ecological Studies Series)
ISBN: 3-540-26087-0
Price: 134 Euro
The book is available online at:
http://www.springer.com/west/home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-…
A new book entitled "Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe" is now
available online at:
http://www.springer.com/west/home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-…
The management of reindeer herds in northernmost Europe has been
dramatically altered by changes in the environment, largely the result
of human activities. This volume investigates the conditions upon which
human-reindeer relations have been based, as well as those necessary for
future reindeer management. It consists of three parts:
I: Herders and Reindeer: The Cultural and Socioeconomic Dynamics of
Human-Animal Relations
II: Reindeer Herding: Effects on Soils, Soil Biota, and Vegetation
III: Integrative Models for Reindeer Management: The Interface Between
Social and Natural Sciences
The results of process-oriented field and laboratory studies by
scientists are efficaciously supported by those from research involving
herders and their experience-based knowledge. In Northern Fennoscandia
and Northwest Russia the issue is not just the conservation of the
natural environment of reindeer, but also the survival of the Sami, the
northern indigenous people who herd them.
This book is written for researchers and environmental managers.