Figure 4.

A guide designed as a catalyst to overcome social–ecological landscapes of fear in environmental scholarship. The scales of justice are used both literally and metaphorically. Literally, given the constraints on scientific endeavors (i.e., resources and funding), scholars have to weigh which tools best fit the particular circumstances and what combination yields the greatest benefit. Metaphorically, the scales represent the justice that is being granted by using tools and being aware of place-based bias. There is no implicit hierarchy in the suggestions we make to overcome place bias.