Rebecca K Zarger
Biographic Data
| ID | 114402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca K Zarger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca K |
| FAMILY NAME | Zarger |
| SIGNATURE | ZARGER R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida (USF) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Understanding Children’s Perspectives On Water Resources in Interdisciplinary Research
Children's perspectives and knowledge of their local environment are not often incorporated into interdisciplinary applied research projects focused on understanding human relations with water resources. This paper discusses the process of integrating children's perspectives into interdisciplinary research on water resources through the use of a method called “picture voice,” where children create drawings to share their experiences. The paper fo…
Partnerships to Visualize Climate Change Futures in Tampa Bay, Florida
Our project investigates public perceptions of climate change risk and vulnerability in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, specifically focused on how climate change is likely to impact water infrastructure in the area. As part of the project, our research team of anthropologists and environmentally-focused state extension agents collaboratively developed public workshops to promote more dialogue on local climate change impacts. The anthropologists …
Wastewater technopolitics on the southern coast of Belize
After a massive hurricane devastated Belize's south coast in 2001, "sustainable tourism" was the national government's answer to spurring economic redevelopment. Since then, the communities of the Placencia Peninsula, in particular, have engaged in rapid tourism development as an economic strategy for securing local livelihoods, culminating in the arrival of mass cruise tourism in 2016. In a region where environmental resources and services shape…
Rapid assessment framework for modeling stakeholder involvement in infrastructure development
It’s Good to Learn about the Plants”
Lockdown
In October 2009, a large public university in central Florida experienced a "lockdown" in response to a reported bomb at the campus library and two other threats. We conducted an anthropological study of how students perceived the university administration's response to these incidents. This study addresses the gaps in our understanding of university campus emergencies. We studied the situated vulnerabilities of students in different parts of the…
Assessing Methodologies in Archaeological Ethnography
Archaeologists have increasingly turned to ethnography as a tool for understanding the contemporary social context of material culture, archaeological practice, and ‘de-colonizing’ archaeology. Furthermore, ethnographers have turned their analysis to the practice of archaeology, providing insights into key ethical dilemmas. This work has produced significant dialogue, demonstrating the potential for research and collaboration at the interface of …
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Mosaics of Maya Livelihoods
The particularities of how residents in Southern Belize encounter the vagaries of what is commonly referred to as a "global food crisis" (between 2006 and 2008) are explored in this paper. Belize, like many other nation states around the globe, has been structurally (and sequentially) "readjusted" by transnational lending institutions over the last several decades. Cyclical shifts in agricultural practices have taken place in many Maya communitie…
Persistence of Botanical Knowledge among Tzeltal Maya Children
Remarkable Properties of Human Ecosystems
"This paper explores some of the remarkable properties that set human ecosystems apart from nonhuman ecosystems. The identification of these properties provides a framework for bridging the theoretical and methodological divide between biological ecology and human ecology. The unique information-processing capability of humans in ecosystems is central to this framework. We discuss several manifestations of human cognitive and behavioral abilities…
Persistence of Botanical Knowledge among Tzeltal Maya Children
Mosaics of Maya Livelihoods
The particularities of how residents in Southern Belize encounter the vagaries of what is commonly referred to as a "global food crisis" (between 2006 and 2008) are explored in this paper. Belize, like many other nation states around the globe, has been structurally (and sequentially) "readjusted" by transnational lending institutions over the last several decades. Cyclical shifts in agricultural practices have taken place in many Maya communitie…
Wastewater technopolitics on the southern coast of Belize
After a massive hurricane devastated Belize's south coast in 2001, "sustainable tourism" was the national government's answer to spurring economic redevelopment. Since then, the communities of the Placencia Peninsula, in particular, have engaged in rapid tourism development as an economic strategy for securing local livelihoods, culminating in the arrival of mass cruise tourism in 2016. In a region where environmental resources and services shape…
Assessing Methodologies in Archaeological Ethnography
Archaeologists have increasingly turned to ethnography as a tool for understanding the contemporary social context of material culture, archaeological practice, and ‘de-colonizing’ archaeology. Furthermore, ethnographers have turned their analysis to the practice of archaeology, providing insights into key ethical dilemmas. This work has produced significant dialogue, demonstrating the potential for research and collaboration at the interface of …
It’s Good to Learn about the Plants”
Remarkable Properties of Human Ecosystems
"This paper explores some of the remarkable properties that set human ecosystems apart from nonhuman ecosystems. The identification of these properties provides a framework for bridging the theoretical and methodological divide between biological ecology and human ecology. The unique information-processing capability of humans in ecosystems is central to this framework. We discuss several manifestations of human cognitive and behavioral abilities…
Persistence of Botanical Knowledge among Tzeltal Maya Children
Mosaics of Maya Livelihoods
The particularities of how residents in Southern Belize encounter the vagaries of what is commonly referred to as a "global food crisis" (between 2006 and 2008) are explored in this paper. Belize, like many other nation states around the globe, has been structurally (and sequentially) "readjusted" by transnational lending institutions over the last several decades. Cyclical shifts in agricultural practices have taken place in many Maya communitie…
Accessibility and usability
Assessing Methodologies in Archaeological Ethnography
Archaeologists have increasingly turned to ethnography as a tool for understanding the contemporary social context of material culture, archaeological practice, and ‘de-colonizing’ archaeology. Furthermore, ethnographers have turned their analysis to the practice of archaeology, providing insights into key ethical dilemmas. This work has produced significant dialogue, demonstrating the potential for research and collaboration at the interface of …
Lockdown
In October 2009, a large public university in central Florida experienced a "lockdown" in response to a reported bomb at the campus library and two other threats. We conducted an anthropological study of how students perceived the university administration's response to these incidents. This study addresses the gaps in our understanding of university campus emergencies. We studied the situated vulnerabilities of students in different parts of the…
It’s Good to Learn about the Plants”
Rapid assessment framework for modeling stakeholder involvement in infrastructure development
Understanding Children’s Perspectives On Water Resources in Interdisciplinary Research
Children's perspectives and knowledge of their local environment are not often incorporated into interdisciplinary applied research projects focused on understanding human relations with water resources. This paper discusses the process of integrating children's perspectives into interdisciplinary research on water resources through the use of a method called “picture voice,” where children create drawings to share their experiences. The paper fo…
Partnerships to Visualize Climate Change Futures in Tampa Bay, Florida
Our project investigates public perceptions of climate change risk and vulnerability in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, specifically focused on how climate change is likely to impact water infrastructure in the area. As part of the project, our research team of anthropologists and environmentally-focused state extension agents collaboratively developed public workshops to promote more dialogue on local climate change impacts. The anthropologists …
Wastewater technopolitics on the southern coast of Belize
After a massive hurricane devastated Belize's south coast in 2001, "sustainable tourism" was the national government's answer to spurring economic redevelopment. Since then, the communities of the Placencia Peninsula, in particular, have engaged in rapid tourism development as an economic strategy for securing local livelihoods, culminating in the arrival of mass cruise tourism in 2016. In a region where environmental resources and services shape…
Geography (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works)