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Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in the Romanian Danube Delta. (2012)
Journal Article
van Assche, K., Bell, S., & Teampau, P. (2012). Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in the Romanian Danube Delta. Environmental Values, 21(2), 163-183. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327112x13303670567297

This paper focuses on local constructions of 'nature' in governance processes, and the importance of historical and institutional contexts for their genesis and functioning. Through extensive field study in the Romanian Danube Delta, it is demonstrat... Read More about Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in the Romanian Danube Delta..

What Counts? Volunteers and their organisations in the recording and monitoring of biodiversity (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, S., Marzano, M., Cent, J., Kobierska, H., Podjed, D., Vandzinskaite, D., …Mursic, R. (2008). What Counts? Volunteers and their organisations in the recording and monitoring of biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17(14), 3443-3454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9357-9

There is a pressing need for volunteer amateur naturalists to participate in data collection for biodiversity monitoring programmes in Europe. It is being addressed in some countries, but less so in others. This paper discusses the results from quali... Read More about What Counts? Volunteers and their organisations in the recording and monitoring of biodiversity.

The Political Culture of Poaching: A case study from Northern Greece (2007)
Journal Article
Bell, S., Hampshire, K., & Topalidou, S. (2007). The Political Culture of Poaching: A case study from Northern Greece. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16(2), 399-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-005-3371-y

Poaching has deep social and cultural roots and its meanings are multi-layered. This article explores the meanings attached to the practice of illegal hunting and fishing around Lake Kerkini in northern Greece. Here poaching must be considered in the... Read More about The Political Culture of Poaching: A case study from Northern Greece.

Working to Make Interdisciplinarity Work: Investing in Communication and Interpersonal Relationships (2006)
Journal Article
Marzano, M., Carss, D., & Bell, S. (2006). Working to Make Interdisciplinarity Work: Investing in Communication and Interpersonal Relationships. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 57(2), 185-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00046.x

In this paper, we apply qualitative methodologies to explore the practice of interdisciplinary research. The UK's Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) Programme aims to advance understanding of the challenges faced by rural areas through funding interdi... Read More about Working to Make Interdisciplinarity Work: Investing in Communication and Interpersonal Relationships.

'Real' poachers and predators: shades of meaning in local understandings of threats to fisheries (2004)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Bell, S., Wallace, G., & Stepukonis, F. (2004). 'Real' poachers and predators: shades of meaning in local understandings of threats to fisheries. Society & Natural Resources, 17(4), 305-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920490278656

This article explores the idea of multiple and contested notions of nature, natural resource management, and the implications for local involvement with conservation, within the context of attitudes toward poachers and other predators of fish in the... Read More about 'Real' poachers and predators: shades of meaning in local understandings of threats to fisheries.