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Socio-ecological Studies in Natural Protected Areas

Linking Community Development and Conservation in Mexico

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  • © 2020

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Editors:
  1. Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

    1. Red Nacional Áreas Naturales Protegidas RENANP-CONACYT, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste CIBNOR-CONACYT, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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  • The first-ever English-language book on the social and economic aspects of the local inhabitants, environmental management and sustainability in the Natural Protected Areas of Mexico
  • Gathers the perspectives of various authors and fields, resulting in a truly multidisciplinary book
  • Provides a theoretical basis, methodological tools and key case studies, contributing to the advancement of socio-ecological perspectives in Natural Protected Areas

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Theoretical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Socioecology

      • Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
      Pages 3-17

    3. Beyond Paradigms: Socio-ecology’s Heritage and Prospective

      • Blanca C. Garcia
      Pages 19-35

    4. Effective Ecological Sustainability as a Complex System from a Social Dimension

      • Juan Pedro Ibarra-Michel, Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez
      Pages 37-49

    5. In Search of Long-Term Conservation: Objectives, Effectiveness, and Participation Schemes in Protected Areas

      • Benito Vázquez-Quesada, Daniel Torres-Orozco Jiménez
      Pages 51-69

    6. Changing the Paradigm for Better Conservation: Conceptual Proposals from the Environmental Humanities

      • Micheline Cariño-Olvera, René Moreno-Terrazas-Troyo, Ananda Monteforte-Cariño
      Pages 71-95

    7. Inclusion of the Human Factor in Protected Natural Areas

      • Manuel Jesús Pinkus-Rendón, Cielo María Ávila-López
      Pages 97-107

    8. Uncontrolled Urban Growth: The Crisis of Protected Natural Areas Near Cities in Mexico

      • Julio César Errejón-Gómez, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
      Pages 109-119

    9. Dynamic Simulation Models and Participatory Approaches to Support the Sustainable Management of Social-Ecological Systems in Natural Protected Areas

      • Alicia Tenza-Peral, Vianney Beraud-Macías, Julia Martínez-Fernández, Irene Pérez-Ibarra, Aurora Breceda, Andrés Giménez-Casalduero
      Pages 121-131

  3. Methodological Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. The Payment of Environmental Services as an Economic and Governance Mechanism for the Conservation and Management of Natural Protected Areas

      • Martín Enrique Romero-Sánchez, Victor Javier Arriola-Padilla
      Pages 135-164

    3. An Integrated Dynamic Model for Beach Zoning in Natural Protected Areas

      • Isaac Azuz-Adeath, Pamela Castro-Figueroa
      Pages 165-186

    4. Managing the Galapagos National Park: A Systemic Approach Based on Socio-ecological Modeling and Sustainability Indicators

      • Julia Martínez-Fernández, Miguel Ángel Esteve-Selma, Isabel Banos-Gonzalez, Carolina Sampedro, Carlos Mena, Jorge Carrión-Tacuri
      Pages 187-214

    5. Local Stakeholders’ Perception as a Contribution to the Identification of Negative Impacts on Protected Areas: A Case Study of Torres del Paine National Park

      • Macarena Fernández Génova, Germaynee Vela-Ruiz Figueroa, Fiorella Repetto-Giavelli, Juliana Torres Mendoza, Nicolás Recabarren Traub, Inti González Ruiz et al.
      Pages 215-242

    6. ICZM Strategy for the Socioecological System of the Mar Menor (Spain): Methodological Aspects and Public Participation

      • Juan Manuel Barragán Muñoz, Javier García Sanabria, María de Andrés García
      Pages 243-272

    7. Training for Aquaculture and Fishery Activities for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

      • José Manuel Mazón-Suástegui, Abel Betanzos-Vega, Mercedes Isla-Molleda, Romina Alzugaray-Martínez, Milagro García-Bernal, Araceli Avilés-Quevedo
      Pages 273-296

    8. Applying Epistemic Approach to Analyze Bio-intercultural Relationships Among Local Indigenous People and Nature

      • Magdalena Lagunas-Vázques
      Pages 297-321

  4. Social Groups and Ecological Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Sociocultural and Environmental Interactions Between People and Wild Edible Plants: The Case of Sierra la Laguna Biosphere Reserve

      • Juan Fernando Pío-León, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
      Pages 325-335
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About this book

This book explores the interactions of local inhabitants and environmental systems in the Protected Natural Areas of Mexico. Its goal is to help understand how social groups contextualize ecological knowledge, how human activities contribute to modifying the environmental matrix, how cultural and economic aspects influence the use, management and conservation of their ecological environment, and how social phenomena are to be viewed against the backdrop of ecological knowledge.


The book reviews the epistemological and historical bases of the socio-ecological relationship, and addresses the evolution of human-natural systems. From a methodological standpoint, it assesses the tools required for the integration of “human” and “natural” dimensions in the management of the environmental matrix. Further, in the case studies section, it reviews valuable recent experiences concerning the retro-interactions of local inhabitants with their environmental matrix.Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers and professionals all over the world, especially those working in Latin American countries.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Red Nacional Áreas Naturales Protegidas RENANP-CONACYT, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste CIBNOR-CONACYT, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

About the editor

Alfredo Ortega-Rubio, PhD is a Titular Researcher at the Northwest Center for Biological Research in Mexico. He has been honored with three National Awards, bestowed by the President of the Mexican Republic, in recognition of his research on Mexican Natural Resources and their impacts, as well as his contributions for the benefit of society, including the significant promotion of the economic development of local communities, and biodiversity conservation. He has published over 200 original research articles and 26 books, and has successfully led more than 150 major resource management projects, including those required to create the Sierra de La Laguna, Vizcaíno Desert and Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserves. Having achieved the status of National Researcher Level III, he is also Editor-in-Chief of one scientific journal, and Editor-in-Chief of one popular science journal. Since 2004, he has been a Titular Researcher in the CONACYT Research Centers system. 

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