The objectives of the SFRC’s human dimensions and resource policy research programs are to understand the behavior of people with respect to the use and conservation of natural resources and apply that knowledge to formulate sustainable management and policy strategies. Exploring strategies for designing, conducting and evaluating successful environmental education and communication programs is one cornerstone of human dimensions research. Other major research foci include investigating the role of often disparate attitudes, values, beliefs, and opinions in planning and managing natural resources for recreation and tourism.

Faculty – Michael Andreu, Grenville Barnes, Robert Buschbacher, Douglas Carter, Francisco Escobedo, Karen Kainer, Alan Long, Martha Monroe, P.K. Nair, Taylor Stein, Daniel Zarin