Sustainable rangeland management: Pastoralists' attitudes toward integrated programs in Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-33

  Hosseininia, G ^a   Azadi, H ^b   Zarafshani, K ^c   Samari, D ^d   Witlox, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emic view; Human factor; Integrated management; Pastoralist attitudes; Sustainable rangeland management

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTORALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RANGELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 84873629799     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Azadi H., Shahvali M., van den Berg J., Faghih N. Sustainable rangeland management using a multi-fuzzy model: how to deal with heterogeneous experts' knowledge. Journal of Environmental Management 2007, 83:236-249.
2. Azadi H., van den Berg J., Ho P., Hosseininia G. Sustainability in rangeland systems: introduction of fuzzy multi objective decision making. Current World Environment 2009, 4:19-32.
3. Azadi H., van den Berg J., Shahvali M., Hosseininia G. Sustainable rangeland management using fuzzy logic: a case study in Southwest Iran. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 2009, 131:193-200.
4. Azadi H., Hosseininia G.H., Zarafshani K., Heydari A., Witlox F. Factors influencing the success of animal husbandry cooperatives: a case study in Southwest Iran. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 2010, 111(2):89-99.
5. Azadi H., Ho P., Hafni E., Zarafshani K., Witlox F. Multi-stakeholder involvement and urban green space performance. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2011, 54(6):785-811.
6. Azadi, H., Samari, D., Zarafshani, K., Hosseininia, G., Witlox, F. Forest management in the Zagros area, Iran: a factor analysis. Sustainability Science, doi:10.1007/s11625-012-0190-4.
7. Azjen I. Nature and operation of attitudes. Annual Review of Psychology 2001, 52:27-58.
8. Badripour H. Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles. Islamic Republic of Iran 2006, FAO, Rome: Italy, Available on:. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/PDF%2520files/Iran.pdf.
9. Baruch Y., Holtom B. Survey response rate levels and trends in organizational research. Human Relations 2008, 61:1139-1160.
10. Borrini G., Farvar M.T., Nguinguiri J.C., Ndangang V.A. Co-management of Natural Resource 2000, Deutsehe gesellschaft fur technische zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH.
11. Chambers R. Whose Reality Counts? 1997, Intermediate Technology Publications. Bath Press, London.
12. Dahl G. Production in pastoral societies. The Future of Pastoral Peoples 1981, 200-209. IDRC, Ottawa. D.A. Galaty, P. Salzman, A. Chouinard (Eds.).
13. Eftekhari A., Arzani H., Mehrabi A., Jafari M., Bihamta M.R., Zandi Esfahan E. Investigation on effects of range management plans, property size and pastoralist population on rangeland characteristics (case study: Zarandyeh rangelands). World Applied Sciences Journal 2012, 18(10):1381-1388.
14. Farahpour, M., Marshall, H., 2001. Background Paper for the Launching Meeting for the Asian Thematic Programme Network on Rangeland Management and Sand Dune Fixation (TPN3). Yazd, Iran.
15. Fernandez-Gimenez M.A. The role of Mongolian nomadic pastoralists' ecological knowledge in range management. Ecological Applications 2000, 5:1318-1326.
16. Fratkin E.M., Roth E.A. As Pastoralists Settle 2004, Kluwer Academic Publishers Group.
17. Frewer L., Lassen J., Kettlitz B., Scholderer J., Beekman V., Berdal K.G. Societal aspects of genetically modified foods. Food & Chemical Toxicology 2004, 42(1):1181-1193.
18. Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management Range Sites of Florida. Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management 2002, Available on:. http://wfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/range/rangelands/glossary.htm.
19. Grigg G. Kangaroo harvesting for conservation of rangelands, kangaroos, and graziers. Conservation Through Sustainable Use of Wildlife 1995, 161-165. Centre for Conservation Biology: University of Queensland. G.C. Grigg, P.T. Hale, D. Lunney (Eds.).
20. Hesse C., Odhiambo M.O. Strengthening Pastoralists' Voice in Shaping Policies for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in ASAL Regions of East Africa 2006, Paper Presented at the Regional Conference on Pastoralism and Poverty Reduction in East Africa, June 27-28th, Nairobi, Kenya.
21. Ho P., Azadi H. Rangeland degradation in North China: perceptions of pastoralists. Environmental Research 2010, 110:302-307.
22. IFAD Livestock and Pastoralists 2009, Available on:. http://www.ifad.org/lrkm/factsheet/Pastoralists.pdf.
23. Kerhoft P. Agroforestry in Africa. A Survey of Project Experience 1990, 10-41. Ponas Institute, London. G. Foley, G. Bernard (Eds.).
24. Kunagy C.L., Humphrey C.R., Firebaugh G. Surging environmentalism: changing public opinion or changing public?. Social Science Quarterly 1994, 75:804-819.
25. Mahler R.L., Shafii B., Hollenhorst S., Andersen B.J. Public perceptions on the ideal balance between natural resource protection and use in the Western USA. Journal of Extension 2008, 46(1). (online journal).
26. Milbrath L.W. Envisioning a Sustainable Society: Learning Our Way Out 1989, State University of New York Press, Albany.
27. Mohai P., Twight B.W. Age and environmentalism: an elaboration of the Buttel Model using national survey evidence. Social Science Quarterly 1987, 68:798-815.
28. Oba G., Kotile D.G. Assessments of landscape level degradation in Southern Ethiopia: pastoralists vs ecologists. Land Degradation & Development 2001, 12:461-475.
29. Oba G., Stenseth N.C., Lusigi W.J. New perspectives on sustainable grazing management in arid Zones of sub-Saharan Africa. BioScience 2000, 50:35-51.
30. OECD Empowerment of Pastoral Communities in Ngorongoro, Tanzania 2008, Available on:. http://www.oecd.org/dac/povertyreduction/48869545.pdf.
31. Pierotti R., Wildcat D. Traditional ecological knowledge: the third alternative (Commentary). Ecological Applications 2000, 10:1333-1340.
32. Rahimi Sooreh S., Sadeghi H. Estimation and analysis of factors influencing the production efficiency of resigned rangeland management plans (rangeland privatization). Quarterly Journal of Agricultural Economic and Development 2005, 33:31-53. (in Persian).
33. Savory A., Butterfield J. Holistic Management: a New Framework for Decision Making 1999, Island Press, Washington D.C.
34. Stroup R.L., Baden J.A. National Resources Bureaucratic Myths and Environmental Management 1983, Pacific Institute for Public Policy Research, San Francisco California, pp. 65-72.
35. Taylor B. An Introductory Guide to Adaptive Management 1998, Ministry of forests, Canada, Available on:. http://www.for.gov.bc_canfo/amhome/introyal/doc.htm.
36. Willock J., Deary I.J., McGregor M.M., Sutherland A., Edwards J.G., Morgan O., Dent B., Grieve R., Gibson G., Austin E. Farmers' attitudes, objectives, behaviors, and personality traits: the Edinburgh study of decision making of farm. Vocational Behavior 1999, 54:5-36.
37. Zarafshani K., Sharafi L., Azadi H., Hosseininia G., De Maeyer P., Witlox F. Drought vulnerability assessment of wheat farmers in West Iran. Global and Planetary Change 2012, 98-99:122-130.