Social Networks and Natural Resource Management
Uncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance

The first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management.

Örjan Bodin (Edited by), Christina Prell (Edited by)

9780521146234, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 4 August 2011

390 pages, 26 b/w illus. 17 tables
22.7 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.61 kg

'The book achieves its objective admirably well … [as] an edited volume, a rigorous conceptual framework of SNA at the beginning of the book weaves the contributing case studies of natural resource management into an integrated whole. The concluding chapter is ambitious and successful in synthesizing the central theoretical and methodological challenges for future work in the field. Academics and professionals working in natural resource governance are also likely to find the book very useful.' Janne I. Hukkinen, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Social Network Analysis (SNA), a quantitative approach to the study of social relations, has recently emerged as a key tool for understanding the governance of natural resources. Bringing together contributions from a range of researchers in the field, this is the first book to fully explore the potential applications of SNA in the context of natural resource management. Topics covered include the role of SNA in stakeholder selection; improving fisheries management and conservation; the effect of social network ties on public satisfaction and agrarian communication networks. Numerous case studies link SNA concepts to the theories underlying natural resource governance, such as social learning, adaptive co-management and social movements theory. Reflecting on the challenges and opportunities associated with this evolving field, this is an ideal resource for students and researchers involved in many areas of natural resource management, environmental biology, sustainability science and sociology.

Foreword Carl Folke
Part I. Introduction: 1. A social relational approach to natural resource governance Örjan Bodin, Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez, Henrik Ernstson and Christina Prell
2. Some basic structural characteristics of networks Christina Prell
3. Combining social network approaches with social theories to improve understanding of natural resource governance Beatrice Crona, Henrik Ernstson, Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek
Part II. Case Studies: 4. Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals Örjan Bodin and Beatrice Crona
5. Social network analysis for stakeholder selection Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek
6. Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez
7. The effects of social network ties on the public's satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada David Tindall, Howard Harshaw and J. M. Taylor
8. Social network models for natural resource use and extraction Ken Frank
9. Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance Beatrice Crona and Örjan Bodin
10. The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez
11. Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management Henrik Ernstson
12. Social networks, joint image building and adaptability - the case of local fishery management Annica Sandström
13. Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry Marney Isaac and Evans Dawoe
Part III. Summary and Outlook: 14. Social network analysis in natural resource governance - summary and outlook Örjan Bodin and Christina Prell
Index.

Subject Areas: Animal ecology [PSVS], Plant ecology [PSTS], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]