The Politics of Place: Understanding Meaning, Common Ground, and Political Difference on the Rocky Mountain Front

摘要: A major challenge of forest policy and management is effectively understanding different people's viewpoints on natural resource use conservation, how those contribute to conflict resolution. In response this challenge, the concept place gaining currency in research. The study promises an integrative approach relationships with particular areas. Realiz- ing potential research inform means conceptu- alizing as arena shared contested meanings. politics attentive potentially conflicting meanings, senses may be connected larger political struggles. This examines images, values, interests respect Rocky Mountain Front Montana. case study, discourse about place- names provided a window into place. Results illustrate ways which meanings are ideas property, governance. Knowledge can more sophisticated effective- ness decision-making processes. FOR. SCI. 49(6):855-866.