A brave new world: integrating well-being and conservation
Author(s)
Biedenweg, Kelly
Gross-Camp, Nicole D.
Date Issued
July 2018
Abstract
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World promised an enduring, happy society as long as it followed rigid, scientifically defined social rules. Just as this supposed utopia led to immense human suffering as people were constrained to predefined societal roles with limited opportunity for self-expression, conservation initiatives that impose predefined conceptions of well-being onto the poor and politically disadvantaged will meet with tenuous success. In this special feature, we provide a selection of studies that address the how and why of integrating human well-being into conservation practice focusing predominantly on local perspectives. Authors focus on how engagement with local populations is driven, implicitly or explicitly, by the pursuit of a more just conservation and recognition of local voices in deciding their fate.
Journal
Ecology and Society
Department
Environmental Science / Studies
Citation
Biedenweg, K., and Gross-Camp, N.D. (2018). A brave new world: integrating well-being and conservation. Ecology and Society 23(2):32. doi: 10.5751/ES-09977-230232
Publisher
RESILIENCE ALLIANCE
Version of Article
Published article
DOI
10.5751/ES-09977-230232
ISSN
1708-3087
e1708-3087
Rights
Copyright © 2018 by the author(s). Published here under license by The Resilience Alliance. This article is under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. You may share and adapt the work for noncommercial purposes provided the original author and source are credited, you indicate whether any changes were made, and you include a link to the license.
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