Human-Wildlife Transactions: A Pragmatist Approach to Institutional Fit

Human-Wildlife Transactions: A Pragmatist Approach to Institutional Fit

Starting year

2011

End year

2015

Objectives of the project

The task of this research is to explicate what, exactly, is institutional fit and how to foster sustainable co-habitation of humans and wildlife.

Participants

Responsible organization

Original organization

Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute

Persons

Hiedanpää Juha

Related organizations

Natural Resources Institute Finland

Results

Results and impact

As a result of the project, it is possible to identify the key-emotions in relation to presence of wolf, to gain insight to social-ecological patterns and disturbances of human-wildlife-environment transactions, and to design alternative institutional arrangements. The project help to create wildlife-related decision- support tools that help to predict conflicts, help to adapt to the presence of wolf.

Other information

Keywords

Co-evolution, Ecosystem approach, Ecosystem services, Ekosysteemipalvelut, Eläinluonnonvarat ja yhteiskunta -tutkimusohjelma, Habits, Hunting, Institutional economics, Institutions, Instituutio, Luonnonvarojen käytön yhteensovittaminen, Metsästys, Policy adjustment, Politiikka, Pragmatism, Ristiriidat, Social-ecological systems, Sosioekologinen järjestelmä, Susi, Suurpedot, Transactions, Wolf

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