Amy Diedrich

Biography

Amy Diedrich work tends to be applied and locally or regionally specific, with an overarching objective to develop comparative methods and evaluation tools relevant to multiple scenarios. To date, I have conducted research in the Caribbean, Latin America, the Mediterranean and in the Asia Pacific region. I use a combination of quantitative and qualitative ethnographic methods and am working to develop ways to integrate social and ecological science data in spatial contexts, thus providing comprehensive scientific support to environmental decision-making.Amy Diedrich work tends to be applied and locally or regionally specific, with an overarching objective to develop comparative methods and evaluation tools relevant to multiple scenarios. To date, I have conducted research in the Caribbean, Latin America, the Mediterranean and in the Asia Pacific region. I use a combination of quantitative and qualitative ethnographic methods and am working to develop ways to integrate social and ecological science data in spatial contexts, thus providing comprehensive scientific support to environmental decision-making.

Research Interest

Amy Diedrich research interests relate broadly to the humn dimensions of environmental conservation and management, with an emphasis on small-scale fishing communities in the tropics. In particular, I work to identify the social factors that influence positive livelihood outcomes from conservation, development, and natural resource management.