Robert A Kozak
Biographic Data
| ID | 158509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert A Kozak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kozak |
| SIGNATURE | KOZAK R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A retrospective chart review and thematic analysis of patients seeking mpox vaccination during the initial outbreak in 2022–2023: Evaluation of access, motivations, and stigma
There is little Canadian data on mpox vaccine rollout beyond epidemiologic and cohort information. Understanding the difficulties and stigma that were faced by vaccine recipients is crucial to ensure that when a public health initiative is initiated, that past traumas are not replicated. This study provides valuable patient perspectives in how to improve ongoing rollout, as well as how a campaign that includes a sexual health component may be mor…
From “mutual respect” to “intercultural respect: Collaborating with Asheninka and Yine Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon
From the nineteenth century to the present day, external peoples, companies, and governments have perpetrated disrespectful attitudes and behaviours toward Amazonian Originary Peoples. In response, Originary Peoples have increasingly adopted their own protocols of respectful interactions with external actors. However, research on the development and implementation of intercultural understandings of "respect" in pluri-cultural interactions has bee…
What a Small Group of People Can(’t) Do
A growing body of scholars in natural resources management have called for the examination of the roles of social capital and social networks in the effective maintenance of community-based projects. Yet, the role of social capital in collective action cannot be effectively understood without studying agency. The goal of this study is to examine how agents’ individual characteristics and their structural social capital, along with broader cogniti…
Shifts in Mapuche Food Systems in Southern Andean Forest Landscapes: Historical Processes and Current Trends of Biocultural Homogenization
Mountain communities that use local foods are more likely to be food secure over time. However, historical and contemporary policies have largely homogenized food systems by replacing diverse local foodstuffs with less diverse market-based foods. These transformations often mean that nutrition-related chronic diseases increase. We explored current and past food systems of families living in Andean landscapes in Mapuche territory, Chile. We record…
Differential Effects of Cognitive and Structural Social Capital on Empowerment in Two Community Ecotourism Projects in Ghana
Researchers have cautioned against both erasing conceptual complexities and homogenizing communities in community-based natural resources (CBNRM) studies and interventions. Social capital is seen as an enabler of CBNRM, yet we argue that differential access to social capital and associated outcomes deserves greater attention to avoid oversimplification of community interventions. Drawing upon literature on social networks and social capital, we a…
The evolution of forest producer associations and their current role in Redd: Case studies from Quintana Roo, Mexico
How Can We Teach Our Children if We Cannot Access the Forest? Generational Change in Mapuche Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants in Andean Temperate Ecosystems of Chile
For many indigenous peoples, the contributions of wild edible plants go well beyond nourishment; they are often also used as dye and medicines, as well as markers of identity. However, historical and contemporary processes of land grabbing, forest loss, acculturation, and lifestyle changes may erode the transmission of plant knowledge to new generations. In this paper, we document 1) the botanical knowledge of wild edible plants and 2) perceived …
Exploring public perceptions of forest adaptation strategies in Western Canada: Implications for policy-makers
Using a gender perspective to explore forest dependence in rural HIV/Aids-affected Malawian households
Comparative life cycle assessments: The case of paper and digital media
Community forests for forest communities: Integrating community-defined goals and practices in the design of forestry initiatives
Is Decentralization Leading to "Real" Decision-Making Power for Forest-dependent Communities? Case Studies from Mexico and Brazil
Hajjar, R. F., R. A. Kozak, and J. L. Innes. 2012. Is decentralization leading to “real” decision-making power for forest-dependent communities? Case studies from Mexico and Brazil. Ecology and Society 17(1): 12. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04570-170112
Illegal logging in Cameroon: Causes and the path forward
Monitoring and information reporting for sustainable forest management: An inter-jurisdictional comparison of soft law standards
Illegal logging in Cameroon: Causes and the path forward
Exploring public perceptions of forest adaptation strategies in Western Canada: Implications for policy-makers
Differential Effects of Cognitive and Structural Social Capital on Empowerment in Two Community Ecotourism Projects in Ghana
Researchers have cautioned against both erasing conceptual complexities and homogenizing communities in community-based natural resources (CBNRM) studies and interventions. Social capital is seen as an enabler of CBNRM, yet we argue that differential access to social capital and associated outcomes deserves greater attention to avoid oversimplification of community interventions. Drawing upon literature on social networks and social capital, we a…
Is Decentralization Leading to "Real" Decision-Making Power for Forest-dependent Communities? Case Studies from Mexico and Brazil
Hajjar, R. F., R. A. Kozak, and J. L. Innes. 2012. Is decentralization leading to “real” decision-making power for forest-dependent communities? Case studies from Mexico and Brazil. Ecology and Society 17(1): 12. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04570-170112
From “mutual respect” to “intercultural respect: Collaborating with Asheninka and Yine Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon
From the nineteenth century to the present day, external peoples, companies, and governments have perpetrated disrespectful attitudes and behaviours toward Amazonian Originary Peoples. In response, Originary Peoples have increasingly adopted their own protocols of respectful interactions with external actors. However, research on the development and implementation of intercultural understandings of "respect" in pluri-cultural interactions has bee…
Comparative life cycle assessments: The case of paper and digital media
Monitoring and information reporting for sustainable forest management: An inter-jurisdictional comparison of soft law standards
Using a gender perspective to explore forest dependence in rural HIV/Aids-affected Malawian households
Community forests for forest communities: Integrating community-defined goals and practices in the design of forestry initiatives
Monitoring and information reporting for sustainable forest management: An inter-jurisdictional comparison of soft law standards
Illegal logging in Cameroon: Causes and the path forward
Is Decentralization Leading to "Real" Decision-Making Power for Forest-dependent Communities? Case Studies from Mexico and Brazil
Hajjar, R. F., R. A. Kozak, and J. L. Innes. 2012. Is decentralization leading to “real” decision-making power for forest-dependent communities? Case studies from Mexico and Brazil. Ecology and Society 17(1): 12. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04570-170112
Community forests for forest communities: Integrating community-defined goals and practices in the design of forestry initiatives
Using a gender perspective to explore forest dependence in rural HIV/Aids-affected Malawian households
Comparative life cycle assessments: The case of paper and digital media
Exploring public perceptions of forest adaptation strategies in Western Canada: Implications for policy-makers
How Can We Teach Our Children if We Cannot Access the Forest? Generational Change in Mapuche Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants in Andean Temperate Ecosystems of Chile
For many indigenous peoples, the contributions of wild edible plants go well beyond nourishment; they are often also used as dye and medicines, as well as markers of identity. However, historical and contemporary processes of land grabbing, forest loss, acculturation, and lifestyle changes may erode the transmission of plant knowledge to new generations. In this paper, we document 1) the botanical knowledge of wild edible plants and 2) perceived …
Differential Effects of Cognitive and Structural Social Capital on Empowerment in Two Community Ecotourism Projects in Ghana
Researchers have cautioned against both erasing conceptual complexities and homogenizing communities in community-based natural resources (CBNRM) studies and interventions. Social capital is seen as an enabler of CBNRM, yet we argue that differential access to social capital and associated outcomes deserves greater attention to avoid oversimplification of community interventions. Drawing upon literature on social networks and social capital, we a…
The evolution of forest producer associations and their current role in Redd: Case studies from Quintana Roo, Mexico
Shifts in Mapuche Food Systems in Southern Andean Forest Landscapes: Historical Processes and Current Trends of Biocultural Homogenization
Mountain communities that use local foods are more likely to be food secure over time. However, historical and contemporary policies have largely homogenized food systems by replacing diverse local foodstuffs with less diverse market-based foods. These transformations often mean that nutrition-related chronic diseases increase. We explored current and past food systems of families living in Andean landscapes in Mapuche territory, Chile. We record…
What a Small Group of People Can(’t) Do
A growing body of scholars in natural resources management have called for the examination of the roles of social capital and social networks in the effective maintenance of community-based projects. Yet, the role of social capital in collective action cannot be effectively understood without studying agency. The goal of this study is to examine how agents’ individual characteristics and their structural social capital, along with broader cogniti…
From “mutual respect” to “intercultural respect: Collaborating with Asheninka and Yine Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon
From the nineteenth century to the present day, external peoples, companies, and governments have perpetrated disrespectful attitudes and behaviours toward Amazonian Originary Peoples. In response, Originary Peoples have increasingly adopted their own protocols of respectful interactions with external actors. However, research on the development and implementation of intercultural understandings of "respect" in pluri-cultural interactions has bee…
A retrospective chart review and thematic analysis of patients seeking mpox vaccination during the initial outbreak in 2022–2023: Evaluation of access, motivations, and stigma
There is little Canadian data on mpox vaccine rollout beyond epidemiologic and cohort information. Understanding the difficulties and stigma that were faced by vaccine recipients is crucial to ensure that when a public health initiative is initiated, that past traumas are not replicated. This study provides valuable patient perspectives in how to improve ongoing rollout, as well as how a campaign that includes a sexual health component may be mor…
Geography (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Business (6 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Forestry (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works)