21st International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Jun 13, 2015
- Jun 18, 2015
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The International Association for Society and Natural Resources and the College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
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The theme for the 2015 ISSRM centers on understanding and adapting to change. Drivers of and responses to change can take many forms and be observed and measured in many contexts – whether social, behavioral, economic, political, or technological; changes to natural or built environments; or changes to culture or tradition. Change can also be gauged in various ways in terms of scale – from local to regional to national – and rate of change – from episodic to gradual to rapid to continuous.
The four focus areas listed below have been selected to foster a diverse program and high level of engagement between social scientists and decision-makers. Several example topics have been included for each focus area as a rough guide to potential topics.
The deadline to submit abstracts has already passed.
Tradition at the Edge: Changing Cultural and Historic Conditions
- traditional ecological knowledge
- cultural resources and climate change
- subsistence and resource dependency
- migration, immigration, and diaspora communities
- land tenure, heirs property, and usufruct rights
- artisanal resource use and traditional cultural practices
- environmental art and expression
- social equity and environmental justice
- cultural landscape fragmentation
- indigenous resources, rights, and consultation
Society at the Edge: Changing Ecological Conditions
- coastal communities and ecological restoration
- wildland-rural interface
- drought and water scarcity
- working landscapes and natural capital
- fire, floods, storms, and natural hazards
- food scarcity and security
- environmental change and disease risk
- invasive and endangered species
- climate effects on outdoor recreation and tourism
- wildlife-human interactions
- blueways, greenways, corridors, and connectivity
Cities at the Edge: Changing Urban Conditions
- heat islands and greening
- urbanization and the peri-urban fringe
- gentrification and amenity migration
- risk, vulnerability, resilience, and adaptive capacity
- sustainable transportation and green infrastructure
- public health and lifestyles
- food deserts and local food movements
- social capital and other urban ecosystem services
- disaster planning and recovery
- urban heritage management
Governance at the Edge: Changing Managerial Conditions
- decision science and decision making
- climate adaptation planning and mitigation
- multiple-use and conflict management
- natural resource law, policy, compliance, and enforcement
- education, interpretation, and capacity development
- landscape scale conservation and transboundary management
- renewable energy development
- science coordination and knowledge management
- public participation, collaboration, and co-management
- citizen science and monitoring