M Paolisso
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3520 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | M Paolisso |
| NOMBRES | M |
| APELLIDO | Paolisso |
| FIRMA | PAOLISSO M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6921-3985 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1990 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Introduction
Anthropology brings a uniquely holistic sensibility to the study of water. It examines water from multiple dimensions and in its myriad forms to understand the many ways that people make meaning and a living from water. Anthropology’s study of water provides a foundation for contemporary application and practice by anthropologists and others toward solving a wide range of water-related problems. In this introduction, we introduce the seven articl…
Using Cultural Consensus Analysis to Measure Diversity in Social–Ecological Knowledge for Inclusive Climate Adaptation Planning
Climate adaptation is context specific, and inclusion of diverse forms of knowledge is crucial for developing resilient social–ecological systems. Emphasis on local inclusion is increasing, yet participatory approaches often fall short of facilitating meaningful engagement of diverse forms of knowledge. A central challenge is the lack of a comprehensive and comparative understanding of the social–ecological knowledge that various stakeholders use…
On the theory-practice gap in the environmental realm
The theory-practice gap (TPG) is well known in the environmental realm, referring to disconnects between knowledge generated through scientific research and the needs, expectations, and practices of knowledge users for environmental decision-making and practice. While the presence of the TPG is well established, we have yet to fully implement mechanisms for overcoming its challenges. Thus, our goal is to characterize the TPG and identify practica…
Transdisciplinarity and Shifting Network Boundaries
Participatory research engages a transdisciplinary team of stakeholders in all aspects of the research process. Such engagement can lead to shifts in the research design, as well as who is considered a participant. We detail our experiences of studying an evolving stakeholder network in the context of a 2.5-year transdisciplinary, participatory project. We show how participation leads to shifts in the network boundary overtime and how a transdisc…
Enhancing socio-ecological resilience in coastal regions through collaborative science, knowledge exchange and social networks
Try, try again
Participatory Modeling (PM) is becoming increasingly common in environmental planning and conservation, due in part to advances in cyberinfrastructure as well as to greater recognition of the importance of engaging a diverse array of stakeholders in decision making. We provide lessons learned, based on over 200 years of the authors’ cumulative and diverse experience, about PM processes. These include successful and, perhaps more importantly, not-…
Tools and methods in participatory modeling
Various tools and methods are used in participatory modelling, at different stages of the process and for different purposes. The diversity of tools and methods can create challenges for stakeholders and modelers when selecting the ones most appropriate for their projects. We offer a systematic overview, assessment, and categorization of methods to assist modelers and stakeholders with their choices and decisions. Most available literature provid…
A Cultural Model of Farmer Land Conservation
In this paper, we present a cultural model of farmer land conservation. Based on interviews with farmers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we identified a set of interrelated knowledge and values that cognitively frames farmer understanding of how best to conserve rural lands. The knowledge represented by this cultural model includes many beliefs and values held by environmentalists and conservationists working on the Eastern Shore to conserve la…
Enduring Whims and Public Anthropology
You might come here Sunday on a whim."
Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region
In this paper, the authors present results from a study of climate change and community adaptation, focusing on two African American communities on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. These two communities are representative of small, resource-poor communities that are particularly prone to increased flooding, storms, and erosion accompanying climate change. The authors frame their research within a focus on distributive and procedural justi…
A Cultural Model Assessment of Oyster Restoration Alternatives for the Chesapeake Bay
In this article, we argue for integrating a formal, well-specified cultural assessment into social or environmental impact assessments. We present the findings of a cultural model assessment of oyster restoration strategies for the Chesapeake Bay. This cultural model research formed part of a multi-year, multi-disciplinary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS), undertaken by federal- and state-level agencies. Our results suggest that Chesapeake B…
Time Diary versus Instantaneous Sampling
The accurate collection of unbiased behavioral data is an important component of theory building and ethnographic research. In this article, the authors review two approaches for the collection of behavioral data: time diary and instantaneous sampling. Time diary requires individuals to recall their behavior at specific time intervals; instantaneous sampling relies on researchers observing and recording the behavior of individuals. Each approach …
Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab and Oyster Fisheries
This article describes ongoing anthropological study of Chesapeake Bay fisheries. In particular, this article focuses on the blue crab and oyster fisheries. Two approaches to cultural analysis-cultural models and cultural consensus#8212;are described in terms of their application to these fisheries. The discussion summarizes each approach and provides brief examples of results each approach can produce. The article concludes with a few thoughts o…
Taste the Traditions
For centuries, people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have harvested and consumed blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Historically, the production of the crabs was intimately connected to the work and knowledge of commercial watermen. In recent years, declining crab populations have resulted in an increased local use of pasteurized crab meat imported from Asia and South America. Also emerging is an ecological discourse that emphasizes pollution red…
Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Using a Non-Native Oyster
In 2004, the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia proposed to introduce a non-native oyster species, Crassostrea ariakensis, into the tidal waters of Maryland and Virginia. The states planned to take action as soon as a rigorous, scientifically based Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision could be prepared. The benefits advanced by the supporters of this introduction included: improving water quality; providing important …
"The "Art of Farming
Policies and regulations designed to reduce nutrient runoff from Maryland farms into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries would benefit from a better understanding of the cultural contexts of farming. Ethnographic work with Maryland farmers suggests that one of several key reasons why they are reluctant to comply with nutrient management regulations is because the regulations do not reflect an adequate understanding of the cultural aspects of f…
Anthropology and Environment Section
Blue Crabs and Controversy on the Chesapeake Bay
Commercial fishers of the Chesapeake Bay, known throughout the region as watermen, have depended for centuries on the bay's natural resources to support their families and communities. Recently, yield and population indicators have led marine scientists and natural resource managers to conclude that the blue crab population is at dangerously low levels and that reductions in commercial harvesting are key to protecting the blue crab. Watermen agre…
Does Cash Crop Adoption Detract from Child Care Provision? Evidence from Rural Nepal
Using data from fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the impact of a project designed to commercialize vegetables and fruits—the Vegetable and Fruit Cash Crop Program (VFC)—on male and female time allocation is examined. Using a rigorous time collection methodology, activity patterns in households that adopt and do not adopt the new technology are profiled. Very few studies examine changing activity patterns of both men and women in response to commerci…
Culture, Politics, and Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms
Applied anthropologists have joined forces with biological scientists in studying the community and health effects of toxic dinoflagellate blooms. This paper presents findings from a number of investigations of the cultural, political, and health consequences of Pfiesteria blooms. We argue that a unique role for applied anthropology is to identify the cultural models of pollution and health that individuals draw upon to understand complex environ…
What Can Digital Audio Data Do for You
In the age of computer-generated music and digital cameras and camcorders, have you wondered whether it was possible to turn your tape-recorded interviewing into a digital process? Existing hardware and software are now available that will allow you to record, transcribe (via keyboard and remote foot pedal), and analyze digital interview data. Where appropriate, digitally recorded interview data can be used to enhance the power of your PowerPoint…
Farmer Morality and Maryland's Nutrient Management Regulations
Recognizing Farmer Environmentalism
Environmental anthropology can help make explicit the roles of beliefs, values, and experiences in the formation of cultural models. These cultural models allow individuals to understand complex environmental problems confronting their communities and threatening their livelihoods. We present results from an ongoing anthropological study of environment and pollution on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. We first focus on how fa…
Anthropology and Environment Section
Toxic Algal Blooms, Nutrient Runoff, and Farming on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Taste the Traditions
For centuries, people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have harvested and consumed blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Historically, the production of the crabs was intimately connected to the work and knowledge of commercial watermen. In recent years, declining crab populations have resulted in an increased local use of pasteurized crab meat imported from Asia and South America. Also emerging is an ecological discourse that emphasizes pollution red…
Time Diary versus Instantaneous Sampling
The accurate collection of unbiased behavioral data is an important component of theory building and ethnographic research. In this article, the authors review two approaches for the collection of behavioral data: time diary and instantaneous sampling. Time diary requires individuals to recall their behavior at specific time intervals; instantaneous sampling relies on researchers observing and recording the behavior of individuals. Each approach …
Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab and Oyster Fisheries
This article describes ongoing anthropological study of Chesapeake Bay fisheries. In particular, this article focuses on the blue crab and oyster fisheries. Two approaches to cultural analysis-cultural models and cultural consensus#8212;are described in terms of their application to these fisheries. The discussion summarizes each approach and provides brief examples of results each approach can produce. The article concludes with a few thoughts o…
The influence of reproductive status on rural Kenyan women's time use
Does Cash Crop Adoption Detract from Child Care Provision? Evidence from Rural Nepal
Using data from fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the impact of a project designed to commercialize vegetables and fruits—the Vegetable and Fruit Cash Crop Program (VFC)—on male and female time allocation is examined. Using a rigorous time collection methodology, activity patterns in households that adopt and do not adopt the new technology are profiled. Very few studies examine changing activity patterns of both men and women in response to commerci…
What Can Digital Audio Data Do for You
In the age of computer-generated music and digital cameras and camcorders, have you wondered whether it was possible to turn your tape-recorded interviewing into a digital process? Existing hardware and software are now available that will allow you to record, transcribe (via keyboard and remote foot pedal), and analyze digital interview data. Where appropriate, digitally recorded interview data can be used to enhance the power of your PowerPoint…
Transdisciplinarity and Shifting Network Boundaries
Participatory research engages a transdisciplinary team of stakeholders in all aspects of the research process. Such engagement can lead to shifts in the research design, as well as who is considered a participant. We detail our experiences of studying an evolving stakeholder network in the context of a 2.5-year transdisciplinary, participatory project. We show how participation leads to shifts in the network boundary overtime and how a transdisc…
Enduring Whims and Public Anthropology
You might come here Sunday on a whim."
"The "Art of Farming
Policies and regulations designed to reduce nutrient runoff from Maryland farms into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries would benefit from a better understanding of the cultural contexts of farming. Ethnographic work with Maryland farmers suggests that one of several key reasons why they are reluctant to comply with nutrient management regulations is because the regulations do not reflect an adequate understanding of the cultural aspects of f…
Gender and Household-Level Responses to Soil Degradation in Honduras
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Women, Work, and Child Welfare in the Third World
The influence of reproductive status on rural Kenyan women's time use
Meeting the changing health needs of women in developing countries
Toxic Algal Blooms, Nutrient Runoff, and Farming on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Gender and Household-Level Responses to Soil Degradation in Honduras
Metadata only record
Farmer Morality and Maryland's Nutrient Management Regulations
Recognizing Farmer Environmentalism
Environmental anthropology can help make explicit the roles of beliefs, values, and experiences in the formation of cultural models. These cultural models allow individuals to understand complex environmental problems confronting their communities and threatening their livelihoods. We present results from an ongoing anthropological study of environment and pollution on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. We first focus on how fa…
Anthropology and Environment Section
Culture, Politics, and Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms
Applied anthropologists have joined forces with biological scientists in studying the community and health effects of toxic dinoflagellate blooms. This paper presents findings from a number of investigations of the cultural, political, and health consequences of Pfiesteria blooms. We argue that a unique role for applied anthropology is to identify the cultural models of pollution and health that individuals draw upon to understand complex environ…
What Can Digital Audio Data Do for You
In the age of computer-generated music and digital cameras and camcorders, have you wondered whether it was possible to turn your tape-recorded interviewing into a digital process? Existing hardware and software are now available that will allow you to record, transcribe (via keyboard and remote foot pedal), and analyze digital interview data. Where appropriate, digitally recorded interview data can be used to enhance the power of your PowerPoint…
Blue Crabs and Controversy on the Chesapeake Bay
Commercial fishers of the Chesapeake Bay, known throughout the region as watermen, have depended for centuries on the bay's natural resources to support their families and communities. Recently, yield and population indicators have led marine scientists and natural resource managers to conclude that the blue crab population is at dangerously low levels and that reductions in commercial harvesting are key to protecting the blue crab. Watermen agre…
Does Cash Crop Adoption Detract from Child Care Provision? Evidence from Rural Nepal
Using data from fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the impact of a project designed to commercialize vegetables and fruits—the Vegetable and Fruit Cash Crop Program (VFC)—on male and female time allocation is examined. Using a rigorous time collection methodology, activity patterns in households that adopt and do not adopt the new technology are profiled. Very few studies examine changing activity patterns of both men and women in response to commerci…
Anthropology and Environment Section
Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Using a Non-Native Oyster
In 2004, the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia proposed to introduce a non-native oyster species, Crassostrea ariakensis, into the tidal waters of Maryland and Virginia. The states planned to take action as soon as a rigorous, scientifically based Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision could be prepared. The benefits advanced by the supporters of this introduction included: improving water quality; providing important …
"The "Art of Farming
Policies and regulations designed to reduce nutrient runoff from Maryland farms into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries would benefit from a better understanding of the cultural contexts of farming. Ethnographic work with Maryland farmers suggests that one of several key reasons why they are reluctant to comply with nutrient management regulations is because the regulations do not reflect an adequate understanding of the cultural aspects of f…
Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab and Oyster Fisheries
This article describes ongoing anthropological study of Chesapeake Bay fisheries. In particular, this article focuses on the blue crab and oyster fisheries. Two approaches to cultural analysis-cultural models and cultural consensus#8212;are described in terms of their application to these fisheries. The discussion summarizes each approach and provides brief examples of results each approach can produce. The article concludes with a few thoughts o…
Taste the Traditions
For centuries, people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have harvested and consumed blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Historically, the production of the crabs was intimately connected to the work and knowledge of commercial watermen. In recent years, declining crab populations have resulted in an increased local use of pasteurized crab meat imported from Asia and South America. Also emerging is an ecological discourse that emphasizes pollution red…
A Cultural Model Assessment of Oyster Restoration Alternatives for the Chesapeake Bay
In this article, we argue for integrating a formal, well-specified cultural assessment into social or environmental impact assessments. We present the findings of a cultural model assessment of oyster restoration strategies for the Chesapeake Bay. This cultural model research formed part of a multi-year, multi-disciplinary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS), undertaken by federal- and state-level agencies. Our results suggest that Chesapeake B…
Time Diary versus Instantaneous Sampling
The accurate collection of unbiased behavioral data is an important component of theory building and ethnographic research. In this article, the authors review two approaches for the collection of behavioral data: time diary and instantaneous sampling. Time diary requires individuals to recall their behavior at specific time intervals; instantaneous sampling relies on researchers observing and recording the behavior of individuals. Each approach …
Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region
In this paper, the authors present results from a study of climate change and community adaptation, focusing on two African American communities on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. These two communities are representative of small, resource-poor communities that are particularly prone to increased flooding, storms, and erosion accompanying climate change. The authors frame their research within a focus on distributive and procedural justi…
A Cultural Model of Farmer Land Conservation
In this paper, we present a cultural model of farmer land conservation. Based on interviews with farmers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we identified a set of interrelated knowledge and values that cognitively frames farmer understanding of how best to conserve rural lands. The knowledge represented by this cultural model includes many beliefs and values held by environmentalists and conservationists working on the Eastern Shore to conserve la…
Enduring Whims and Public Anthropology
You might come here Sunday on a whim."
Tools and methods in participatory modeling
Various tools and methods are used in participatory modelling, at different stages of the process and for different purposes. The diversity of tools and methods can create challenges for stakeholders and modelers when selecting the ones most appropriate for their projects. We offer a systematic overview, assessment, and categorization of methods to assist modelers and stakeholders with their choices and decisions. Most available literature provid…
Enhancing socio-ecological resilience in coastal regions through collaborative science, knowledge exchange and social networks
Try, try again
Participatory Modeling (PM) is becoming increasingly common in environmental planning and conservation, due in part to advances in cyberinfrastructure as well as to greater recognition of the importance of engaging a diverse array of stakeholders in decision making. We provide lessons learned, based on over 200 years of the authors’ cumulative and diverse experience, about PM processes. These include successful and, perhaps more importantly, not-…
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