Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Rise of Remote Sensing in Conservation in the Peten, Guatemala

博士论文研究：危地马拉佩滕地区遥感保护的兴起

• 批准号: 1027014
• 负责人: Andrew Mathews
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1027014&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Rise; Remote

Summary: Micha Rahder, doctoral student in Anthropology at the University of California Santa Cruz, under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Mathews, will conduct research on the role of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) sciences in forest conservation in Guatemalans Maya Biosphere Reserve. Remote sensing technologies, such as satellite imagery, along with GIS computer programs that can analyze complex multi-scalar spatial data, are emerging as key instruments in the global conservation toolbox. This project will investigate the production of scientific knowledge enabled by remote sensing and GIS, and the ways in which this knowledge is used and transformed in application by conservationists. Randers research will address the following central questions: 1) What political and material effects do remote sensing and GIS have in the Petén, and how do the people producing, using, or being described by these sciences grapple with these effects? 2) How do these technologies figure into the production of Natural landscapes and social difference? 3) What new possibilities for contestation or collaboration are emerging along with the rise of remote sensing and GIS technologies in Guatemalan conservation? These questions will be addressed through twelve months of ethnographic research in multiple geographic and institutional spaces, including participant observation among remote sensing scientists and conservation practitioners; in-depth interviews with scientists, conservationists, and local community members; and archival analysis of remote sensing reports and publications. Intellectual Merit: This project will make a significant theoretical contribution to science & technology studies by examining scientific knowledge production in one of the most impoverished developing countries in the Western hemisphere. The research will also contribute to discussions on the politics of conservation practice, studies of cartography, and discussions of senses of place. Broader Impacts: Project results will be communicated across disciplines and to conservation organizations working in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, encouraging collaboration between anthropologists, scientists, and conservation practitioners in addressing global conservation issues.

摘要：加州大学圣克鲁斯分校人类学博士生米卡·拉赫德将在安德鲁·马修斯博士的指导下，就遥感和地理信息系统(GIS)科学在危地马拉玛雅生物圈保护区森林保护中的作用进行研究。卫星图像等遥感技术以及可以分析复杂的多标度空间数据的地理信息系统计算机程序正在成为全球保护工具箱中的关键工具。该项目将调查遥感和地理信息系统带来的科学知识的产生，以及自然资源保护者在应用中如何使用和转化这些知识。Randers的研究将解决以下核心问题：1)遥感和地理信息系统在Petén地区有什么政治和物质影响，以及生产、使用或被这些科学描述的人如何应对这些影响？2)这些技术如何在自然景观的生产和社会差异中发挥作用？3)随着遥感和地理信息系统技术在危地马拉保护中的兴起，出现了哪些新的争论或合作的可能性？这些问题将通过在多个地理和机构空间进行为期12个月的人种学研究来解决，包括对遥感科学家和保护工作者的参与性观察；对科学家、环境保护者和当地社区成员的深入访谈；以及对遥感报告和出版物的档案分析。智力价值：这个项目将通过研究西半球最贫穷的发展中国家之一的科学知识生产，为科学和技术研究做出重大的理论贡献。这项研究还将有助于关于保护实践的政治讨论、地图学研究以及对地方感的讨论。更广泛的影响：项目成果将跨学科和在玛雅生物圈保护区工作的保护组织进行交流，鼓励人类学家、科学家和保护从业者在解决全球保护问题方面进行合作。