Research Catalog

Title

Valuing wildlife : economic and social perspectives / edited by Daniel J. Decker and Gary R. Goff ; foreword by Robert E. Chambers.

Publication

Boulder : Westview Press, 1987.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Decker, Daniel J.
• Goff, Gary R.
• Wildlife Society. New York Chapter.

Description

xxii, 424 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

Based on a symposium sponsored by the New York Chapter, the Wildlife Society.

Series Statement

Westview special studies in natural resources and energy management

Uniform Title

Westview special studies in natural resources and energy management

Subject

• Wildlife conservation > Economic aspects > Congresses
• Wildlife conservation > Social aspects > Congresses
• Wildlife management > Economic aspects > Congresses
• Wildlife management > Social aspects > Congresses
• Zoology, Economic > Congresses
• Animals and civilization > Congresses
• Animals and civilization
• Wildlife conservation > Economic aspects
• Wildlife conservation > Social aspects
• Wildlife management > Economic aspects
• Wildlife management > Social aspects
• Zoology, Economic
• Wildtiere
• Natürliche Ressourcen
• Kongress

Genre/Form

• Congress
• proceedings (reports)
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Actes de congrès.

Note

• "Based on a symposium sponsored by the Wildlife Society"--P.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents

Socioeconomic values of the wildlife resource : are we really serious? / Jack H. Berryman -- Social values defined / Perry J. Brown and Michael J. Manfredo -- Economic values defined / Richard C. Bishop -- Evolution of the valuation of wildlife / Harold W. Steinhoff, Richard G. Walsh, Tony J. Peterle, and Joseph M. Petulla -- The importance of fish and wildlife values to the profession / Edwin A. Verburg, J. John Charbonneau, William R. Mangun, and Lynn G. Llewellyn -- On measuring the economic value of wildlife / Robert K. Davis and Diane Lim -- Theoretical developments in assessing social values of wildlife : toward a comprehensive understanding of wildlife recreation involvement / Daniel J. Decker, Tommy L. Brown, B.L. Driver, and Perry J. Brown -- Price and value alternatives for wildlife / James H. McDivitt -- Fee hunting systems and important factors in wildlife commercialization on private lands / Ross "Skip" Shelton -- Wildlife values in Texas / Dwight E. Guynn and Don W. Steinbach -- Mitigation by "banking" credits : an economic incentive to compliance / Michael D. Zagata -- Socio-duckonomics / David E. Wesley -- Maryland's waterfowl resource : a best case example of noncommodity values / Carlo R. Brunori -- Economics of wildlife production and damage control on private lands / Dale A. Wade -- Alligator management and value-added conservation in Florida / Tommy C. Hines and H. Franklin Percival -- The ecological value of wildlife to the well-being of human society / Lee M. Talbot -- Beauty and the beast : aesthetic experience of wildlife / Holmes Rolston III -- The educational value of wildlife / Jay D. Hair and Gerri A. Pomerantz -- The recreational benefits of wildlife to people / William W. Shaw -- The philosophical value of wildlife / J. Baird Callicott -- The contributions of wildlife to human quality of life / Stephen R. Kellert -- Public interest and environmental impact assessment and mitigation / Norman P. Stucky, Joseph P. Bachant, Gary T. Christoff, and William H. Dieffenbach -- The role of values and valuing in wildlife communication and education / R. Ben Peyton and Daniel J. Decker -- Wildlife policy and monitoring public values / Daniel J. Witter and Steven L. Sheriff -- Opportunities for improving wildlife management : an economist's view / Donald J. Cocheba -- Basic and applied social research needs in wildlife management / James R. Lyons -- Priority needs for communication of wildlife values / James R. Fazio -- Applying wildlife values information in management planning and policy making / Herbert E. Doig -- Anticipating wildlife values of tomorrow / Edward E. Langenau Jr. -- Proceedings summary: Where do we go from here? / John C. Hendee -- Appendix A. The evolution of wildlife values : a historical footnote / Joseph M. Petulla -- Appendix B. Case studies and management examples : poster sessions / chaired by Rainer H. Brocke. Perceived value of woodland caribou in establishing a northwestern Ontario park / Harold G. Cumming ; Attitudes toward wildlife in West Germany / Wolfgang Schulz ; Wildlife problems, human attitudes, and response to wildlife in the Syracuse, New York, metropolitan area / Michael A. O'Donnell and Larry VanDruff ; Public values and white-tailed deer management in New York / Gerri A. Pomerantz, Randall Stumvoll, and Daniel J. Decker ; White-tailed deer in a suburban environment : reconciling wildlife management and human perceptions / Thomas S. Litwin, Thomas A. Gavin, and Mary C. Capkanis ; Landowners' willingness to tolerate white-tailed deer damage in New York : an overview of research and management response / Ken G. Purdy ; Wildlife utilization on private land in South Africa with implications for the United States / Delwin E. Benson ; Economic values of white-tailed deer hunting in an eastern wilderness setting / Richard W. Sage Jr. and William F. Porter ; Florida alligators : economics, harvest, and conservation / Tommy C. Hines, H. Franklin Percival, Clarence L. Abercrombie, and Allan R. Woodward -- Appendix C. Workshop summaries / chaired by Robert E. Henshaw and Larry W. VanDruff. Participation in administrative hearings and other forums for effecting wildlife decisions / Robert E. Henshaw ; Communication of values of wildlife / Robert E. Henshaw ; Strategies for generating and maintaining support for wildlife / Larry W. VanDruff ; Strategies and techniques for generating support for Minnesota's nongame wildlife checkoff / Carrol L. Henderson ; Using habitat evaluation procedures to establish wildlife values / Robert T. Brooks and Larry W. VanDruff.

ISBN

• 0813371201
• 9780813371207

LCCN

86011002

OCLC

• ocm13525889
• 13525889
• SCSB-1157985

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library