Community Pest Management in Practice A Narrative Approach

This book presents a collection of practitioner and community stories that reveal how invasive species management is a community issue that can spark community formation and collective action. It combines the unique first-person narratives of practitioners on the frontline of invasive species manage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Howard, Tanya M., Alter, Theodore R. (Author), Frumento, Paloma Z. (Author), Thompson, Lyndal J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • A. Introduction
  • i. The context of invasive species management in Australia
  • ii. Theoretical framing: knowledge, power and collective action
  • iii. Developing and using narratives
  • B. Part One: First person narratives
  • iv. Introduction
  • v. 12 practitioner profiles
  • vi. Analysis
  • vii. Conclusions: practitioner action for invasive species management
  • C. Part Two: Wild dog groups – 3 case studies
  • viii. Introduction
  • ix. Case study narratives
  • a) Mt Mee
  • b) Ensay/Swifts Creek
  • c) Northern Mallee
  • x. Comparative Analysis
  • xi. Conclusions: community action for wild dog management
  • D. Part Three: Learning from stories of practice
  • xii. What are the lessons for personal practice?
  • xiii. What are the lessons for collective action?
  • xiv. Conclusions