Human dimensions in the context of natural resource management refers to understanding attitudes, preferences, and behaviors of American citizens in order to improve conservation and management of public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Human Dimensions at the FORT also includes understanding the users and applications of data and technology in the context of natural resource management.
Human Dimensions scientists in the Social and Economic Analysis Branch use quantitative and qualitative social science methods to empower day-to-day decision making by DOI field managers; and in the creation and implementation of Federal land and water management plans.
Human Dimensions research in the SEA Branch places human needs and interests within the context of natural systems with the objective of maximizing the benefits American citizens receive from public lands and waters.
Specific activities for Human Dimensions of Resource Management scientists include:
1) Collecting data from visitors, community residents, and other stakeholders about their activities on public lands and attitudes toward public land and water management alternatives
2) Understanding the relationships among public land water management actions, human well-being, and community sustainability in light of phenomena such as outdoor recreation provision and energy development
3) Assessing users of data and technology in natural resource management in order to improve DOI’s ability to provide these tools to decision makers.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Bureau of Land Management Recreational Visitor Data Program Review
Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE)
Joint Fire Science Program Evaluation
Mapping Chronic Wasting Disease Management: Identify Opportunities for Intervention
Conservation Introductions: Enhancing Decision Support for the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands
Users, Uses, and Value of Landsat Imagery
HDgov: Multi-agency Website for Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
- Overview
Human dimensions in the context of natural resource management refers to understanding attitudes, preferences, and behaviors of American citizens in order to improve conservation and management of public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Human Dimensions at the FORT also includes understanding the users and applications of data and technology in the context of natural resource management.
An elk roaming through Yellowstone National Park.(Public domain.) Human Dimensions scientists in the Social and Economic Analysis Branch use quantitative and qualitative social science methods to empower day-to-day decision making by DOI field managers; and in the creation and implementation of Federal land and water management plans.
Human Dimensions research in the SEA Branch places human needs and interests within the context of natural systems with the objective of maximizing the benefits American citizens receive from public lands and waters.
Specific activities for Human Dimensions of Resource Management scientists include:
1) Collecting data from visitors, community residents, and other stakeholders about their activities on public lands and attitudes toward public land and water management alternatives
2) Understanding the relationships among public land water management actions, human well-being, and community sustainability in light of phenomena such as outdoor recreation provision and energy development
3) Assessing users of data and technology in natural resource management in order to improve DOI’s ability to provide these tools to decision makers.
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Bureau of Land Management Recreational Visitor Data Program Review
The Bureau of Land Management Recreation and Visitor Services Program regularly conducts recreational visitor satisfaction surveys. The USGS Social and Economic Analysis Branch is assessing the visitor survey effort and recommending updates to the current effort.Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE)
As part of the Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems project, also known as VaMPIRE, USGS scientists are developing a public participatory GIS application that aids in gathering information about visitors’ values for public lands and waters.Joint Fire Science Program Evaluation
The Joint Fire Science Program is a partnership between the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service that connects relevant fire science research with stakeholders. USGS Scientists are supporting the Joint Fire Science Program by assessing the science needs of its stakeholders in order to inform future decision making.Mapping Chronic Wasting Disease Management: Identify Opportunities for Intervention
This research effort is an interagency partnership between U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to model the social-ecological system that encompasses chronic wasting disease management in the United States. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurologically degenerative disease that impacts many cervid species in North America (e.g., elk, moose, mule deer, and white...Conservation Introductions: Enhancing Decision Support for the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands
This research effort is an interagency partnership between U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to systematically explore the issues, viewpoints, and concerns within the Service in relation to conservation introductions. Conservation introduction is the planned, intentional moving of species, populations or genotypes to a location outside a target’s native range.Users, Uses, and Value of Landsat Imagery
Since 1972, Landsat satellites have been orbiting the Earth and capturing snapshots of our planet’s ever-changing surface.HDgov: Multi-agency Website for Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
HDgov is an interactive and mobile-responsive online portal to interagency, academic, and non-government resources focused on the human dimensions of natural resource management. The web portal provides easy access to tools, publications, data, and methods that help ensure that the people side of natural resources is considered throughout the entire natural resource management process. The...North American Waterfowl Management Plan
The ultimate success of North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) depends on maintaining relevance to stakeholders and society. In order to be relevant, a first step is to better understand what people value in regard to waterfowl and their habitats.