Richard Stedman, Cornell University
Professor
Ithaca, New York
rcs6@cornell.edu
Office:
(607) 255-9729
Expert In
Community Development
Community Resilience
Community Sustainability
Environmental Perception
Environmental Risk
Land Use Change
Natural Resource Management
Natural Resource Sociology
Place Attachment
Public Participation
Research Methods
Resource dependent communities sustainability
Social Psychology
Sustainable Forest Management
Urban-rural fringe
Bio/Research
His current research activity examine (i) the sustainability of resource-dependent communities, especially as they transition to natural resource-based tourism development; (ii) environmental risk perception and management at the community level; (iii) causes and consequences of land-use change a...
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Bio/Research
His current research activity examine (i) the sustainability of resource-dependent communities, especially as they transition to natural resource-based tourism development; (ii) environmental risk perception and management at the community level; (iii) causes and consequences of land-use change along a gradient from very rural to very urban systems, with an emphasis on the urban-rural fringe; (iv) natural resource-based decision making among private (agricultural and forest) landowners; and (v) socio-ecological factors that underlie attachment to place and foster subsequent environmental behavior.
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