conservation sociology

oliver pergams research

conservation, people, & evolution

conservation economics & sociology

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In the last few years I have become convinced that the natural sciences alone are not enough, but must often be integrated with the social sciences to achieve any long-term conservation success. I try to think outside of the box when incorporating the social sciences (usually economics and/or sociology), and have benefited in this by the applied business and economics experience gained during my pre-academic career as owner of a commodities trading company. My collaborator on most of this work is Dr. Patricia Zaradic.

Pergams, O. R. W. and P. Kareiva. In press. Support services: A focus on genetic diversity. Chapter in book Ecosystem Services at Princeton University Press.

Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. July 8, 2008. Reply to Jacobs and Manfredo: More support for a pervasive decline in nature-based recreation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

USA,

10.1073/pnas.0803331105.

Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2008. Evidence for a fundamental and pervasive shift away from nature-based recreation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105:2295-2300.

Zaradic, P. A. and O. R. W. Pergams. 2007. Videophilia: Implications for childhood development and conservation. Journal of Developmental Processes 2:130-144.

Fox, H. E., C. Christian, J. C. Nordby, O. R. W. Pergams, G. D. Peterson, and C. R. Pyke. 2006. Perceptions of integrating social science and conservation. Conservation Biology 20:1817-1820.

Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2006. Is love of nature in the US becoming love of electronic media? 16-year downtrend in national park visits explained by watching movies, playing video games, internet use, and oil prices. Journal of Environmental Management 80:387-393.

Pergams, O. R. W., B. Czech, J. C. Haney, and D. Nyberg. 2004. Linkage of conservation activity to trends in the U.S. economy. Conservation Biology 18:1617-1623.