Niki Rust

Biographic Data

ID4873154
NAMENiki Rust
GIVEN NAMESNiki
FAMILY NAMERust
SIGNATURERUST N
AFFILIATIONSNewcastle University
ORCID0000-0002-0421-6461
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS29
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX4

  • Dodo dilemmas

    Open AccessH Fair, Viola Schreer et al.ARTICLEArea2023Cited by: 2References: 35

    In a time of deepening social and ecological crises, the question of research ethics is more pertinent than ever. Our intervention grapples with the specific personal, ethical, and methodological challenges that arise at the interface of conservation and social science. We expose these challenges through the figure of Chris, a fictional anonymised composite of our fraught diverse fieldwork experiences in Australia, Burma, Indonesian Borneo, Namib…

  • Framing of sustainable agricultural practices by the farming press and its effect on adoption

    Open AccessNiki Rust, Rebecca M Jarvis et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2021

    There is growing political pressure for farmers to use more sustainable agricultural practices to protect people and the planet. The farming press could encourage farmers to adopt sustainable practices through its ability to manipulate discourse and spread awareness by changing the salience of issues or framing topics in specific ways. We sought to understand how the UK farming press framed sustainable agricultural practices and how the salience …

  • What does the UK public want farmland to look like

    Open AccessNiki A Rust, Niki Rust et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 4References: 60

  • Nature documentaries and saving nature

    Open AccessJulia P G Jones, Laura Thomas-Walters et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019

    Netflix recently launched its high‐profile nature documentary Our Planet. Voiced by Sir David Attenborough in English (with Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz and other Hollywood actors voicing versions simultaneously released in 10 other languages), Netflix are making a clear play for core BBC territory. However, they claim that this is a nature documentary with a difference as it puts the threats facing nature front and center to the narrative. We code…

  • Quantity Does Not Always Mean Quality

    Niki Rust, Amber Abrams et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2017Cited by: 11References: 4

    Qualitative methods are important to gain a deep understanding of complex problems and poorly researched areas. They can be particularly useful to help explain underlying conservation problems. However, the significance in choosing and justifying appropriate methodological frameworks in conservation studies should be given more attention to ensure data are collected and analysed appropriately. We explain when, why, and how qualitative methods sho…

  • Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia

    Open AccessNiki Rust, Joseph Tzanopoulos et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2016Cited by: 8References: 7

    Human–wildlife conflict has historically been portrayed as a management problem where solutions lie in technical changes or financial incentives. However, recent research shows many conflicts stem from social, economic, and political drivers. We undertook qualitative data collection on livestock farms to determine whether relationships between farmers and their workers affected frequency of reported livestock depredation in Namibia. We found that…

  • Carnivores, Colonization, and Conflict

    Open AccessNiki A Rust, Niki Rust et al.ARTICLEAnthrozoös2016Cited by: 4References: 42

    Nonhuman carnivores have historically been demonized, lethally controlled, and extirpated throughout many parts of the world—indeed, they bear the brunt of this in some places still today. To understand why this is still occurring, it is important to appreciate the historical events that have shaped and led to this situation. We use a qualitative case study in Namibia that draws on an archival review and eight months of ethnography to describe th…

  • Media Framing of Financial Mechanisms for Resolving Human–Predator Conflict in Namibia

    Open AccessNiki RustARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2015

    The decline in carnivore populations is largely exacerbated by lethal methods used to reduce livestock depredation. Financial mechanisms are designed to limit lethal control by reducing the cost of depredation. The media can affect how the general public feel about issues like financial mechanisms but no study has been undertaken to understand the framing of this topic. This article filled this gap by using content analysis of newspapers to analy…

  • Attitudes Toward Predators and Conservancies Among Namibian Farmers

    Niki Rust, Laurie Marker et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2013

    Conservancies provide the opportunity for land-occupiers to manage natural resources in a collaborative, sustainable, and profitable manner. Human–wildlife conflict, however, has limited their success due to the financial loss of crops, livestock and game by certain wildlife species. Questionnaires (n = 147) were conducted in five conservancies and four resettled farms in Namibia to determine the attitudes toward predators and conservancy members…