Beyond the Natural Resource and Environmental Sociology Divide: Insights from a Transdisciplinary Perspective, SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Vol. 15, 2002

In response to the Field et al. (2001) and Buttel (2001) argument that there are distinct patterns that distinguish natural resource and environmental sociology, I argue that this is typical of a thriving multiparadigmatic social science and is occurring across other ecological social sciences. In this article I brie ̄ y review current debates among anthropologists and human geographers to illustrate the transdisciplinary relevance of the natural resource and environmental sociology division and to suggest approaches that integrate this divide and also provide bridges to other ecological social sciences. The `̀ bridging’ ’ areas I discuss include political ecology, community conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. Natural resour­ ce=environmental sociologists have much to learn from engaging the works of each other and from other social and natural scientists.