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Kristen
C. Nelson
Associate
Professor
Department
of Forest
Resources
and
Department
of Fisheries and Wildlife
Ph.D. 1994, School of Natural Resource and
Environment
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Environmental sociology, coupled human and natural systems,
sustainable development
Office:
312 Green
Hall
Phone:
(612) 624-1277
Fax:
(612) 625-5212
E-mail: kcn@umn.edu |
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Areas
of Interest
- My research contributes to the growing interdisciplinary
understanding of environmental change and its dynamic
with human systems. Current research includes human
dimensions of wildfire planning, urban ecosystems:
human choices and biogeochemical cycles, multi-functional
agriculture: social networks and system change as
well as multi-stakeholder dialogues and environmental
risk assessment. My students and previous research
focus on community participation in natural resource
planning and knowledge formation, conservation management
and sustainable development, community forestry. Most
of my international fieldwork has been done in Latin
America, specifically Chiapas, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Recently I have collaborated
on risk assessment with researchers in Kenya, Brazil,
and Vietnam.
- My advisees come from a variety of backgrounds.
Generally students have an interest in sociology,
anthropology, development studies, environmental studies,
natural resource management, or ecology.
Courses Taught
- ESPM
3202 Environmental Conflict Management,
Leadership, and Planning.
- ESPM
3271 Human Environmental Behavior
and Policy
- ESPM
4041 Problem Solving and Planning in
Natural Resources.
- Graduate Seminar: topic open.
Curriculum Vitae
2006
Current
Research
Projects
Research
Summaries
and
Reports
Selected Publications
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612.624.3400
612.625.5212