Ebook: Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe: Linking Practical and Scientific Knowledge in Social-Ecological Systems
- Tags: Environmental Management, Animal Ecology, Sociology, Soil Science & Conservation, Nature Conservation, Plant Ecology
- Series: Ecological Studies 184
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The findings presented in this volume represent a concerted effort to develop a more inclusive form of reindeer management for northernmost Europe. Our guiding principle has been to foster a new paradigm of participatory research. We wish to move beyond the historical reliance on western approaches to basic and applied science. These have been concerned prim- ily with interactions between herded animals and the various components of their biophysical environment, e. g. , plants, insects, predators, climate, and others. In our view,sociocultural and economic drivers,along with herders’ experience-based knowledge,gain equal currency in the effort to understand how management may mitigate against the negative aspects of the challenges modern herding faces, while also exploring concepts of sustainability from different perspectives (see also Jernsletten and Klokov 2002; Kankaanpää et al. 2002; Ulvevadet and Klokov 2004). This broadening of the pool of disciplines and local,national,and int- national stakeholders in policy-relevant research invariably complicates v- tually all aspects of the research process. Multidisciplinary or, in our sense, transdisciplinary approaches also require extraordinary effort from all p- ticipants if they are to succeed. As such, those approaches should not be undertaken lightly, nor without personnel who possess appropriate expe- ence in cooperating with those of different disciplines and, preferably, also with relevant practitioners and public social and administrative institutions. In such settings the potential for misunderstandings is quite high.
The management of reindeer herds in northernmost Europe has been dramatically altered by changes in the environment, largely the result of human activities. This volume investigates the conditions upon which human-reindeer relations have been based, as well as those necessary for future reindeer management. It consists of three parts:
I: Herders and Reindeer: The Cultural and Socioeconomic Dynamics of Human-Animal Relations
II: Reindeer Herding - Effects on Soils, Soil Biota, and Vegetation
III: Integrative Models for Reindeer Management: The Interface Between Social and Natural Sciences
The results of process-oriented field and laboratory studies by scientists are efficaciously supported by those from research involving herders and their experience-based knowledge. In Northern Fennoscandia and Northwest Russia the issue is not just the conservation of the natural environment of reindeer, but also the survival of the Sami, the northern indigenous people who herd them.
The management of reindeer herds in northernmost Europe has been dramatically altered by changes in the environment, largely the result of human activities. This volume investigates the conditions upon which human-reindeer relations have been based, as well as those necessary for future reindeer management. It consists of three parts:
I: Herders and Reindeer: The Cultural and Socioeconomic Dynamics of Human-Animal Relations
II: Reindeer Herding - Effects on Soils, Soil Biota, and Vegetation
III: Integrative Models for Reindeer Management: The Interface Between Social and Natural Sciences
The results of process-oriented field and laboratory studies by scientists are efficaciously supported by those from research involving herders and their experience-based knowledge. In Northern Fennoscandia and Northwest Russia the issue is not just the conservation of the natural environment of reindeer, but also the survival of the Sami, the northern indigenous people who herd them.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-2
Prologue....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-9
The Challenges of Modernity for Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe....Pages 11-25
Dynamics in Human-Reindeer Relations: Reflections on Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary Practices in Northernmost Europe....Pages 27-45
Development of Participatory Institutions for Reindeer Management in Finland: A Diagnosis of Deliberation, Knowledge Integration and Sustainability....Pages 47-71
The Comparison of Indigenous and Scientific Perceptions of Reindeer Management....Pages 73-93
The Challenges and Dilemmas of Concession Reindeer Management in Sweden....Pages 95-116
Changes in Property Regimes and Reindeer Herding Management in Post-Soviet Herding Collectives: The Case of the Municipality of Lovozero (Murmansk Region, Northwest Russia)....Pages 117-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-139
Defining the Quality of Reindeer Pastures: The Perspectives of Sami Reindeer Herders....Pages 141-165
Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Data in Reindeer Pasture Inventory in Northern Fennoscandia....Pages 167-185
Vegetation: Structure, Cover, and Biomass of Subarctic Tundra Wetlands Used as Summer Pastures....Pages 187-198
The Chemical Response of Reindeer Summer Pasture Plants in a Subarctic Peatland to Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation....Pages 199-216
Consequences of Grazing on Soil Physical and Mechanical Properties in Forest and Tundra Environments....Pages 217-243
Changes in Organic Horizon Soil Properties Due to Reindeer Herding and Changing Management....Pages 245-264
Changing Microbial Ecology with Changes in Grazing and its Management....Pages 265-295
Hygienic Status of Soils and Surface Waters in Reindeer Herding Areas in Northernmost Europe....Pages 297-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-317
Population Trends of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer in Fennoscandia — Evaluation of Explanations....Pages 319-339
Systems Analysis of Finnish Reindeer Management....Pages 341-364
Synthesis: Environmental and Sociopolitical Conditions for Modern Reindeer Management in Europe’s North....Pages 365-379
Epilogue....Pages 381-383
Back Matter....Pages 385-399
The management of reindeer herds in northernmost Europe has been dramatically altered by changes in the environment, largely the result of human activities. This volume investigates the conditions upon which human-reindeer relations have been based, as well as those necessary for future reindeer management. It consists of three parts:
I: Herders and Reindeer: The Cultural and Socioeconomic Dynamics of Human-Animal Relations
II: Reindeer Herding - Effects on Soils, Soil Biota, and Vegetation
III: Integrative Models for Reindeer Management: The Interface Between Social and Natural Sciences
The results of process-oriented field and laboratory studies by scientists are efficaciously supported by those from research involving herders and their experience-based knowledge. In Northern Fennoscandia and Northwest Russia the issue is not just the conservation of the natural environment of reindeer, but also the survival of the Sami, the northern indigenous people who herd them.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-2
Prologue....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-9
The Challenges of Modernity for Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe....Pages 11-25
Dynamics in Human-Reindeer Relations: Reflections on Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary Practices in Northernmost Europe....Pages 27-45
Development of Participatory Institutions for Reindeer Management in Finland: A Diagnosis of Deliberation, Knowledge Integration and Sustainability....Pages 47-71
The Comparison of Indigenous and Scientific Perceptions of Reindeer Management....Pages 73-93
The Challenges and Dilemmas of Concession Reindeer Management in Sweden....Pages 95-116
Changes in Property Regimes and Reindeer Herding Management in Post-Soviet Herding Collectives: The Case of the Municipality of Lovozero (Murmansk Region, Northwest Russia)....Pages 117-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-139
Defining the Quality of Reindeer Pastures: The Perspectives of Sami Reindeer Herders....Pages 141-165
Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Data in Reindeer Pasture Inventory in Northern Fennoscandia....Pages 167-185
Vegetation: Structure, Cover, and Biomass of Subarctic Tundra Wetlands Used as Summer Pastures....Pages 187-198
The Chemical Response of Reindeer Summer Pasture Plants in a Subarctic Peatland to Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation....Pages 199-216
Consequences of Grazing on Soil Physical and Mechanical Properties in Forest and Tundra Environments....Pages 217-243
Changes in Organic Horizon Soil Properties Due to Reindeer Herding and Changing Management....Pages 245-264
Changing Microbial Ecology with Changes in Grazing and its Management....Pages 265-295
Hygienic Status of Soils and Surface Waters in Reindeer Herding Areas in Northernmost Europe....Pages 297-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-317
Population Trends of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer in Fennoscandia — Evaluation of Explanations....Pages 319-339
Systems Analysis of Finnish Reindeer Management....Pages 341-364
Synthesis: Environmental and Sociopolitical Conditions for Modern Reindeer Management in Europe’s North....Pages 365-379
Epilogue....Pages 381-383
Back Matter....Pages 385-399
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