Howie Harshaw, PhD
Personal Website: https://www.hd-research.ca
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs
- harshaw@ualberta.ca
- Address
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2-130J University Hall
8840 114 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2J9
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Outdoor Recreation Human Dimensions Conservation
About
I examine the human dimensions of natural resources. I am really curious about people's relationships with nature. I wonder about how we could provide more opportunities for people to have meaningful interactions in and with nature.
I integrate social science into the planning and management of natural resources, and have worked regularly in interdisciplinary teams to provide theoretically-based empirical research contributions to broader landscape-based projects examining conservation issues. Throughout the course of my research, I have worked with communities, municipal, provincial, state, and federal governments, and industry to better represent the views and attitudes of the public in policy and operational decisions. Working with these same groups, I have helped to raise the profile of outdoor recreation issues and concerns with regard to broader land-use planning initiatives and strategies.
I am currently involved with a number of groups/organizations, including:
- UofA Sustainability Council Member & Associate Director for the Certificate in Sustainability.
- UofA Research Ethics Board (2) reviewer.
- North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) Human Dimensions Working Group.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Outdoor Recreation & Tourism.
- Associated Faculty, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, UBC.
I have earned degrees from these institutions:
- Ph.D. – Forestry – University of British Columbia (2006).
- H.B.O.R. – Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism – Lakehead University (1995).
- B.A. – Geography – Lakehead University (1995).
Research
For many people, outdoor recreation provides one of the main opportunities to experience, interact with, and learn about natural landscapes. I believe that understanding this interface is important in addressing growing public concerns with, and expectations of, natural resource management.
I am interested in public outdoor recreation on Crown lands – outside of parks and protected areas, and my research framed in terms of sustainable resource management and natural resources conservation. As outdoor recreationists are not the sole users of natural landscapes, their needs and interests must be coordinated with other stakeholders. Outdoor recreation participation in Canada is ubiquitous; the satisfaction of outdoor recreationists ought, therefore, to be an important consideration among natural resource and land-use managers and planners.
Current Research
- Wildlife Habitat Canada & Ducks Unlimited Canada (2024): Documenting Canadian Joint Venture human dimensions research to support wetland and waterfowl conservation: Knowledge mobilization and decision-making support. Awarded February, 2024.
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (2023-2026): Is Conservation Always Ethical? The Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Woodland Caribou Conservation in Western Canada. Awarded March, 2023.
- Prairie Habitat Joint Venture (2022 - 2027): Building human dimensions capacity in the Western Canadian Joint Ventures. Awarded June, 2022.
Courses
KIN 209 - Research Methods in Kinesiology
An overview of research in kinesiology with emphasis on practical application of research techniques and designs. Prerequisite: KIN 109 or 309, STAT 141 or 151. Note: Credit will be granted for only one of KIN 209 or 409, PEDS 209 or 409.
RLS 210 - Recreation and Leisure Scholarship
This course will examine systematic processes of recreation and leisure scholarship. Topics may include the nature of inquiry, paradigmatic questions, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, evaluation and applied research, and other topics as relevant to the areas of recreation and leisure. Prerequisite: RLS 100.
Featured Publications
Nicholas W. Cole, Emily J. Wilkins, Kaylin R. Clements, Rudy M. Schuster, Ashley A. Dayer, H.W. Harshaw, David C. Fulton, Jennifer N. Duberstein, Andrew H. Raedeke
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2024 March; 10.1016/j.jort.2023.100712
Katherine A. Sainsbury, Howard W. Harshaw, David C. Fulton, Nicholas W. Cole, Ashley A. Dayer, Jennie N. Duberstein, Andrew H. Raedeke, Rudy M. Schuster, Mark P. Vrtiska
Wetlands. 2024 March; 10.1007/s13157-023-01744-w
Matthew P. Gruntorad, Mark P. Vrtisksa, Christopher J. Chizinski, Jennifer N. Duberstein, David C. Fulton, Howard W. Harshaw, Andrew H. Raedeke, Jason Spaeth
Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2024 March; 10.1002/wsb.1505
Gabrielle Lajeunesse, Eric W. Smith, Howard W. Harshaw, Colleen Cassady St. Clair
Ecosphere. 2023 October; 10.1002/ecs2.4676
Connor J Rosenblatt, Ashley A Dayer, Jennifer N Duberstein, Tina B Phillips, Howard W Harshaw, David C Fulton, Nicholas W Cole, Andrew H Raedeke, Jonathan D Rutter, Christopher L Wood
Ornithological Applications. 2022 May; 10.1093/ornithapp/duac008
H. W. Harshaw, Nicholas W. Cole, Ashley A. Dayer, Jonathan D. Rutter, David C. Fulton, Andrew H. Raedeke, Rudy M. Schuster, Jennifer N. Duberstein
Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 2021 September; 10.1080/10871209.2020.1843741
Jonathan D. Rutter, Ashley A. Dayer, Howard W. Harshaw, Nicholas W. Cole, Jennifer N. Duberstein, David C. Fulton, Andrew H. Raedeke, Rudy M. Schuster
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2021 September; 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100400
Gui, J., Harshaw, H.W., Walker, G.J., and Lui, H.
Leisure Sciences. 2020 January; 45 (4):368-387 10.1080/01490400.2020.1836535
Journal of Ecotourism. 2020 January; 10.1080/14724049.2019.1621881
Sociology of Development. 2020 January; 10.1525/sod.2020.6.3.338
Emily J. Wilkins, Nicholas W. Cole, Holly M. Miller, Rudy M. Schuster, Ashley A. Dayer, Jennifer N. Duberstein, David C. Fulton, Howard. W. Harshaw, Andrew H. Raedeke
Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 2019 November; 10.1080/10871209.2019.1661046
Ramón-Hidalgo, A-E., Kozak, R.A., Harshaw, H.W., and Tindall, D.B.
Society and Natural Resources. 2018 January; 31 (1):57-73 10.1080/08941920.2017.1364454
Hilsendager, K., Harshaw, H., and Kozak, R.
Leisure/ Loisir. 2017 January; 41 (2):205-230 10.1080/14927713.2017.1353437
Zhao, M., Harshaw, H.W., Dong, W., Ye, W., Liu, J., and Su, T.
Journal of Interpretation Research. 2016 January; 20 (1):59-65 10.1177/109258721502000104
Hilsendager, K.W., Harshaw, H.W., and Kozak, R.A.
Forestry Chronicle. 2016 January; 92 (1):101-111 10.5558/tfc2016-022
Furness, E., Harshaw, H., and Nelson, H.
Forest Policy and Economics. 2015 January; 58 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.12.005
Forests. 2013 January; 10.3390/f4041199
Journal of Environmental Management. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.008
Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 2013 January; 10.1080/10871209.2012.694014
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.jort.2013.03.001
Forestry Chronicle. 2010 January; 10.5558/tfc86697-6
Forestry Chronicle. 2010 January; 10.5558/tfc86709-6
Conservation Biology. 2009 January; 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01257.x
Forestry Chronicle. 2008 January; 10.5558/tfc84210-2
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2008 January; 10.1139/X08-146
Forestry Chronicle. 2007 January; 10.5558/tfc83231-2
Landscape and Urban Planning. 2006 January; 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2005.06.001
Journal of Leisure Research. 2005 January; 10.1080/00222216.2005.11950061
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 2005 January; 10.1016/j.compag.2005.03.002
Forest Ecology and Management. 2004 January; 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.05.048
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