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Max J. Pfeffer
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 54
Citations - 1882
Max J. Pfeffer is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community development & National park. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 54 publications receiving 1768 citations. Previous affiliations of Max J. Pfeffer include Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich & University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Social Learning for Collaborative Natural Resource Management
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors contribute to understanding about the potential and limitations of social learning for collaborative natural resource management, and demonstrate that social learning is necessary but not sufficient for collaborative management, including capacity, appropriate processes, appropriate structures, and supportive policies, are necessary to sustain joint action.
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Influence of slash-and-burn farming practices on fallow succession and land degradation in the rainforest region of Madagascar
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted in the Vohidrazana/Beforona area, located at the margins of the Ankeniheny-Zahamena rainforest corridor.
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Farmland preservation, development rights and the theory of the growth machine: the views of planners ∗
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the effectiveness of farmland preservation measures in challenging efforts to convert agricultural land to non-farm uses in rural/urban fringe areas, and conclude that these programs could become more effective farmland protection tools with the implementation of comprehensive land-use planning.
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Strong ties, weak ties, and human capital: Latino immigrant employment outside the enclave.
Max J. Pfeffer,Pilar Parra +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of social ties and human capital in the integration of Latino immigrants into the local economy was investigated. But they focused on more rural contexts with limited labor-market opportunities and less access to social resources provided by co-ethnics.
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Process, Not Product: Investigating Recommendations for Improving Citizen Science ``Success''
Amy Freitag,Max J. Pfeffer +1 more
TL;DR: This study compared recommendations to those elicited during interviews with program coordinators for programs within the United States to find that success cannot be unilaterally defined and therefore recommendations vary by perspective on success.