Human Dimensions of Wildlife in Europe: The Italian Way

In comparison to North America, human dimensions of wildlife (HDW) remains a relatively new field in Europe, especially in Italy. This article provides a European overview of HDW using Italy as a case study. Overall, 300 European HDW documents were retrieved, out of which 32 were found for Italy. Mu...

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Published in:Human dimensions of wildlife 2011-09, Vol.16 (5), p.368-377
Main Authors: Glikman, Jenny A, Frank, Beatrice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academic discipline
Attitudes
bibliometric analysis
Carnivores
case studies
Decision making
Europe
herbivores
humans
Italy
Languages
large carnivores
North America
Public opinion
Wildlife
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:In comparison to North America, human dimensions of wildlife (HDW) remains a relatively new field in Europe, especially in Italy. This article provides a European overview of HDW using Italy as a case study. Overall, 300 European HDW documents were retrieved, out of which 32 were found for Italy. Multiple languages and unpublished documents limited the findings at a European level. The case study highlights the constraints of conducting a review at a larger scale. A bibliometric analysis was used to investigate the trends, the main themes and actors playing a role in the Italian HDW up to and including 2009. The majority of Italian documents were gray literature, about general public attitudes toward large carnivores. Most of the results of the case study can be generalized to Europe. Although HDW is growing, the discipline still strives to be recognized academically and as a decision-making tool.
ISSN:1533-158X
1087-1209
1533-158X
DOI:10.1080/10871209.2011.597000