As invasive species management becomes more ambitious in scope and scale, projects are
increasingly challenged by disputes and conflicts among people, which can produce …

Human perceptions of nature and the environment are increasingly being recognised as
important for environmental management and conservation. Understanding people's …

The dangers posed to wooded environments from tree pests introduced by the expansion of
international trade in live plants and the continued use of wood packaging in transporting …

Invasive alien fishes have had pernicious ecological and economic impacts on both aquatic
ecosystems and human societies. However, a comprehensive and collective assessment of …

A social representations approach offers an empirical utility for addressing myriad social
concerns such as social order, ecological sustainability, national identity, racism, religious …

Novel Urban Ecosystems (NUE) constitute unprecedented combinations of native and non-
native plants (both cultivated and spontaneous) that result from human-induced activities …

My motivation to write this book was fairly simple: human impacts are transforming the
planet, and changing governance could improve the situation. I also realised that many …

Biodiversity is severely declining worldwide and one of its main threats is invasion by exotic
species. Successful management of these species requires citizens to be aware and …

Wildlife management, pest control and conservation projects often involve killing nonhuman
animals. In the United Kingdom, introduced grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis are killed in …

Classifying species as 'native'or 'alien'carries prescriptive force in the valuation and
management of 'nature'. But the classification itself and its application are contested, raising …