Alien Species.vp - IUCN

Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Definitions of key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
An introduction to human dimensions of invasive alien species . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Jeffrey A. McNeely
HUMAN PERCEPTIONS
Motivations and consequences of the human dispersal of plants . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Richard N. Mack
From ecology to politics: the human side of alien invasions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tim Low
Listening to the Earth: a call for protection and restoration of habitats . . . . . . . . 43
Vivian Parker
Kudzu’s invasion into Southern United States life and culture . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Richard J. Blaustein
Human dimensions in the management of invasive species
in New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C.R. Veitch and M.N. Clout
ECONOMIC ISSUES
Socio-economic parameters influencing plant invasions in Europe
and North Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Montserrat Vilà and Jordi Pujadas
Who should pay? Economic dimensions of preventing harmful
invasions through international trade and travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Peter T. Jenkins
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Invasive alien species prevention and control: the art and science
of managing people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Jamie K. Reaser
Dealing with the human dimensions of invasive
alien species within New Zealand’s biosecurity system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Paula Warren
Human dimension aspects in invasive alien species issues: the case
of the failure of the grey squirrel eradication project in Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Piero Genovesi and Sandro Bertolino
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