Douglas C Macmillan
Biographic Data
| ID | 92563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas C Macmillan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas C |
| FAMILY NAME | Macmillan |
| SIGNATURE | MACMILLAN D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2573-5049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Modeling heterogeneity in preferences for organic rice in China: Evidence from a choice experiment
Agricultural production is considered to be one of the main threats to biodiversity. Market-based wildlife-friendly farming (WFF) systems are thought to have great potential to reshape the link between biodiversity and agriculture. In this paper, we explore the potential for WFF rice production in China using choice experiment surveys of consumers and producers. Our results show that there is a significant difference in preferences between urban …
Can Substitutes Reduce Future Demand for Wildlife Products: A Case Study of China’s Millennial Generation
China is one of the world’s leading consumer markets for wildlife products, yet there is little understanding of how demand will change in the future. In this study, we investigate the consumptive habits and attitudes of the millennial ‘ Juilinghou ’ demographic – a subset of society in China with the potential to substantially influence future demand for wildlife products. We surveyed 350 Chinese university students across Harbin and Beijing, Ch…
The Dynamics of the Illegal Ivory Trade and the Need for Stronger Global Governance
The illegal ivory trade is the main driver of elephant poaching in Africa. In recent years, China—long regarded as the main destination of illegal ivory trade—has undertaken a series of policy interventions to curtail ivory imports, such as the closure of ivory carving enterprises. In this article we explore the impact of these recent interventions on the price of ivory and poaching and the wider drivers connected to the illegal trade, such as Ch…
What determines the success and failure of environmental crowdfunding
Online crowdfunding can help address the perennial financial shortfalls in environmental conservation and management. Although many online crowdfunding campaigns fail to collect any funds due to not achieving their targets, little is known about what drives success. To address this knowledge gap, we applied a mixed-methods approach to data from 473 successful and failed campaigns hosted on the online crowdfunding platform Readyfor. We found that …
From tigers to axolotls: Why people keep exotic pets in Russia
The exotic pet trade, both legal and illegal, plays a crucial role in wildlife overharvesting and biodiversity loss world‐wide, but drivers of demand for exotic pets are still poorly understood and under‐studied. Some geographical areas, including the post‐Soviet states, have little or no relevant research. We conducted open‐ended in‐depth interviews with 27 exotic pet owners in Russia. The research involved participants who collectively owned ov…
Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
In the Dhofar Mountains of Oman stakeholders are concerned about the social and ecological sustainability of pastoralism. In this study we used interviews with pastoralists to examine the prevailing drivers of pastoralism and how they are changing. We find that people are committed to pastoralism for sociocultural reasons but also that this commitment is under pressure because of husbandry costs and changing values. We find that capital investmen…
Re-grabbing' marine resources: A blue degrowth agenda for the resurgence of small-scale fisheries in Malta
Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia
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…
Achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Colombia: Future scenarios for biodiversity conservation under land use change
Local Usage of Tiger Parts and Its Role in Tiger Killing in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
This article explored the local medicinal and traditional values of tiger parts and associated beliefs, and its link to the commercial trade in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Using semi-structured qualitative interviews with 139 respondents, we found that the local use of, and belief in, the medicinal values of tiger parts is widespread and that virtually all parts of the tiger are used. Some of the local uses of tiger parts were unique in both the w…
Yes-in-my-backyard’: Spatial differences in the valuation of forest services and local co-benefits for carbon markets in México
Reprint of ‘Yes-in-my-backyard’: Spatial differences in the valuation of forest services and local co-benefits for carbon markets in México
Beyond compensation: Integrating local communities’ livelihood choices in large carnivore conservation
Lairds, Land and Sustainability: Scottish Perspectives on Upland Management
Human-Tiger Conflict in Context: Risks to Lives and Livelihoods in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Stakeholder Perceptions of Potential Flagship Species for the Sacred Groves of the North Western Ghats, India
Flagship species are often key in marketing ecotourism. Such flagships, however, are frequently perceived differently by local communities and tourists, which could undermine the function of flagships in conservation. This article investigated the differences between locals' and tourists' perceptions about potential bird and tree flagships in sacred groves in the north Western Ghats, India, by surveying 154 villagers and 148 tourists. Tourists ge…
Cetacean By-Catch in the Korean Peninsula-by Chance or by Design
Can Economic Incentives Resolve Conservation Conflict: The Case of Wild Deer Management and Habitat Conservation in the Scottish Highlands
Conservation with a Gun: Understanding Landowner Attitudes to Deer Hunting in the Scottish Highlands
Valuing wilderness in Iceland: Estimation of WTA and WTP using the market stall approach to contingent valuation
Contingent valuation: Environmental polling or preference engine
Sustainable Rural Development: Can Industrial Forestry Meet the Challenge
Foresl cover in Scotland has grown from under 5% in 1918 to 16% in this decade as a result of an ambitious programme of afforestation. Plantations of fast-growing, non-native species, such as Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine and Japanese larch dominate the forest resource, with management aimed primarily at supplying the fibre and sawlog processing sectors. The state forestry service, the Forestry Commission, has invested heavily in industrial forest…
An economic case for land reform
Cost-effectiveness analysis of woodland ecosystem restoration
A Contingent Valuation Study of Uncertain Environmental Gains
Acid deposition in a present and future cause of biodiversity losses in vulnerable upland areas of Scotland important for nature conservation. However, the exact nature of damages under the status quo, and both the timing and extent of recovery of upland ecosystems if deposition is reduced, are subject to uncertainty. this uncertainty complicates damages cost estimation. In this paper, we have explored the use of CVM to measure the willingness to…
Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia
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…
Re-grabbing' marine resources: A blue degrowth agenda for the resurgence of small-scale fisheries in Malta
Human-Tiger Conflict in Context: Risks to Lives and Livelihoods in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Colombia: Future scenarios for biodiversity conservation under land use change
Beyond compensation: Integrating local communities’ livelihood choices in large carnivore conservation
Cetacean By-Catch in the Korean Peninsula-by Chance or by Design
Can Economic Incentives Resolve Conservation Conflict: The Case of Wild Deer Management and Habitat Conservation in the Scottish Highlands
Conservation with a Gun: Understanding Landowner Attitudes to Deer Hunting in the Scottish Highlands
An economic case for land reform
A Contingent Valuation Study of Uncertain Environmental Gains
Acid deposition in a present and future cause of biodiversity losses in vulnerable upland areas of Scotland important for nature conservation. However, the exact nature of damages under the status quo, and both the timing and extent of recovery of upland ecosystems if deposition is reduced, are subject to uncertainty. this uncertainty complicates damages cost estimation. In this paper, we have explored the use of CVM to measure the willingness to…
New perspectives on agroforestry in lowland Britain
A Contingent Valuation Study of Uncertain Environmental Gains
Acid deposition in a present and future cause of biodiversity losses in vulnerable upland areas of Scotland important for nature conservation. However, the exact nature of damages under the status quo, and both the timing and extent of recovery of upland ecosystems if deposition is reduced, are subject to uncertainty. this uncertainty complicates damages cost estimation. In this paper, we have explored the use of CVM to measure the willingness to…
Cost-effectiveness analysis of woodland ecosystem restoration
An economic case for land reform
Sustainable Rural Development: Can Industrial Forestry Meet the Challenge
Foresl cover in Scotland has grown from under 5% in 1918 to 16% in this decade as a result of an ambitious programme of afforestation. Plantations of fast-growing, non-native species, such as Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine and Japanese larch dominate the forest resource, with management aimed primarily at supplying the fibre and sawlog processing sectors. The state forestry service, the Forestry Commission, has invested heavily in industrial forest…
Contingent valuation: Environmental polling or preference engine
Valuing wilderness in Iceland: Estimation of WTA and WTP using the market stall approach to contingent valuation
Conservation with a Gun: Understanding Landowner Attitudes to Deer Hunting in the Scottish Highlands
Can Economic Incentives Resolve Conservation Conflict: The Case of Wild Deer Management and Habitat Conservation in the Scottish Highlands
Cetacean By-Catch in the Korean Peninsula-by Chance or by Design
Stakeholder Perceptions of Potential Flagship Species for the Sacred Groves of the North Western Ghats, India
Flagship species are often key in marketing ecotourism. Such flagships, however, are frequently perceived differently by local communities and tourists, which could undermine the function of flagships in conservation. This article investigated the differences between locals' and tourists' perceptions about potential bird and tree flagships in sacred groves in the north Western Ghats, India, by surveying 154 villagers and 148 tourists. Tourists ge…
Human-Tiger Conflict in Context: Risks to Lives and Livelihoods in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Lairds, Land and Sustainability: Scottish Perspectives on Upland Management
Local Usage of Tiger Parts and Its Role in Tiger Killing in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
This article explored the local medicinal and traditional values of tiger parts and associated beliefs, and its link to the commercial trade in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Using semi-structured qualitative interviews with 139 respondents, we found that the local use of, and belief in, the medicinal values of tiger parts is widespread and that virtually all parts of the tiger are used. Some of the local uses of tiger parts were unique in both the w…
Yes-in-my-backyard’: Spatial differences in the valuation of forest services and local co-benefits for carbon markets in México
Reprint of ‘Yes-in-my-backyard’: Spatial differences in the valuation of forest services and local co-benefits for carbon markets in México
Beyond compensation: Integrating local communities’ livelihood choices in large carnivore conservation
Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia
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…
Achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Colombia: Future scenarios for biodiversity conservation under land use change
Re-grabbing' marine resources: A blue degrowth agenda for the resurgence of small-scale fisheries in Malta
From tigers to axolotls: Why people keep exotic pets in Russia
The exotic pet trade, both legal and illegal, plays a crucial role in wildlife overharvesting and biodiversity loss world‐wide, but drivers of demand for exotic pets are still poorly understood and under‐studied. Some geographical areas, including the post‐Soviet states, have little or no relevant research. We conducted open‐ended in‐depth interviews with 27 exotic pet owners in Russia. The research involved participants who collectively owned ov…
Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
In the Dhofar Mountains of Oman stakeholders are concerned about the social and ecological sustainability of pastoralism. In this study we used interviews with pastoralists to examine the prevailing drivers of pastoralism and how they are changing. We find that people are committed to pastoralism for sociocultural reasons but also that this commitment is under pressure because of husbandry costs and changing values. We find that capital investmen…
What determines the success and failure of environmental crowdfunding
Online crowdfunding can help address the perennial financial shortfalls in environmental conservation and management. Although many online crowdfunding campaigns fail to collect any funds due to not achieving their targets, little is known about what drives success. To address this knowledge gap, we applied a mixed-methods approach to data from 473 successful and failed campaigns hosted on the online crowdfunding platform Readyfor. We found that …
Can Substitutes Reduce Future Demand for Wildlife Products: A Case Study of China’s Millennial Generation
China is one of the world’s leading consumer markets for wildlife products, yet there is little understanding of how demand will change in the future. In this study, we investigate the consumptive habits and attitudes of the millennial ‘ Juilinghou ’ demographic – a subset of society in China with the potential to substantially influence future demand for wildlife products. We surveyed 350 Chinese university students across Harbin and Beijing, Ch…
The Dynamics of the Illegal Ivory Trade and the Need for Stronger Global Governance
The illegal ivory trade is the main driver of elephant poaching in Africa. In recent years, China—long regarded as the main destination of illegal ivory trade—has undertaken a series of policy interventions to curtail ivory imports, such as the closure of ivory carving enterprises. In this article we explore the impact of these recent interventions on the price of ivory and poaching and the wider drivers connected to the illegal trade, such as Ch…
Business (21 works) · Geography (18 works) · Ecology (17 works) · Economics (16 works) · Environmental resource management (12 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Natural resource economics (9 works) · Biology (7 works) · Environmental planning (7 works)