The social value of zoos

著者

    • Fraser, John Robert
    • Switzer, Tawnya

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The social value of zoos

John Fraser, New Knowledge Organization Ltd, Tawnya Switzer

Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "Chapter 1 provides context for the central themes of the book, highlighting the challenges and importance of the collective conservation education mission shared by accredited zoos worldwide and situating the zoo as a unique setting for learning and potential vector of social change. We also outline the rationale for our endeavor to reconcile recent findings from various domains of social science research with zoos' conservation mission in the context of their value to the diverse public audiences and communities they serve, pointing to opportunities for the development of new questions, approaches, and measurements of mission success that might help zoos better leverage their human and facility capacities to achieve mission-related outcomes that are valued by the public"-- Provided by publisher

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内容説明

Combining anecdotes with scientific data, this book is a journalistic inquiry into what is currently known about zoos and aquariums as sociocultural intersections of mission, public perception, and on-site meaning making. The authors draw on conservation psychology and other social science research to explore how zoos might develop and deliver more effective learning experiences to promote and nurture conservation values and collective action. While people use zoos with specific priorities and motivations in mind, these are social settings. Indeed, it is because they represent an important, vast, and trusted social enterprise that zoos have such powerful opportunities to change how diverse public audiences view, value, identify, and engage with animals and the broader biophysical environment.

目次

  • 1. Context
  • 2. Ontology - animal exhibits and conservation goals
  • 3. Learning - social experiences and captive animals
  • 4. Morality - zoos as moral actors
  • 5. Pleasure - the educational leisure value proposition
  • 6. Meaning - constructing knowledge through discourse, dialogue, and metaphor
  • 7. Bonding - a socio-biological human need with important zoo mission implications
  • 8. Connectedness - animals, continuity, and belonging
  • 9. Identity - discovering self
  • 10. Activation - pro-environmental behavior
  • 11. Impact - collective conservation action
  • 12. Integration - the socially valuable zoo.

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