Sponsor
This work was supported by the USDA-Forest Service, PNW Research Station under Joint Venture Agreement PNW 08-JV-11261985-177, Mapping socioecological meanings of Olympic Peninsula landscapes.
Published In
Human Ecology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Human ecology, Cultural services, Landscape values, Geographic information systems -- Citizen participation, Mapping, Washington -- Olympic Peninsula
Abstract
Ecosystem-based planning and management have stimulated the need to gather sociocultural values and human uses of land in formats accessible to diverse planners and researchers. Human Ecology Mapping (HEM) approaches offer promising spatial data gathering and analytical tools, while also addressing important questions about human-landscape connections. This article reviews and compares the characteristics of three HEM approaches that are increasingly used in natural resource management contexts, each focused on a particular aspect of human-environmental interactions. These aspects include tenure and resource use (TRU), local ecological knowledge (LEK), and sense of place (SOP). We discuss their origins, provide examples of their use, and identify challenges to their application. Our review serves as a guide for environmental managers, planners, and communities interested in gathering spatial data on aspects of human ecology important in ecosystem-based management and planning, and for scientists designing socioecological research.
DOI
10.1007/s10745-013-9573-0
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18116
Citation Details
McLain, R., Poe, M., Biedenweg, K., Cerveny, L., Besser, D., and Blahna, D. Making Sense of Human Ecology Mapping: An Overview of Approaches to Integrating Socio-Spatial Data into Environmental Planning. Hum Ecol (2013) 41: 651.
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Originally published in Human Ecology and can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-013-9573-0