A Comparative Study of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values Among Hunters, Wildlife Viewers, and Other Outdoor Recreationists

Daigle, John J.; Hrubes, Daniel; Ajzen, Icek

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“…The NEP Scale measures five facets of an ecological view: reality of limits to growth, anti-anthropocentricism, fragility of nature's balance, rejection of exemptionalism, and the possibility of an eco-crisis. Relationship between values, norms, attitudes/beliefs, experience, and behaviour (Zinn and Manfredo 1998, Daigle et al 2002, Manfredo et al 2003, McCleery et al 2006 For personal use only.…”

Section: Environmental Values Attitudes and Opinionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making in British Columbia

Tindall¹,

Harshaw²,

Sheppard³

2010

The Forestry Chronicle

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This study draws upon the results of a survey of the general public in three communities in British Columbia to examine the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making at both the local and provincial levels. The main findings are that those members of the general public who are relatively more biocentrically oriented (as indicated by the NEP Scale) are less satisfied, and those who have acquaintanceship ties to people employed in the forestry sector are more satisfied. Women and those with more education were less satisfied (at the provincial level), and Vancouver residents were more satisfied (compared to Kelowna and Armstrong residents). Overall, satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making was relatively low. It was, however, slightly higher at the local level than at the provincial scale. Policy and research implications of this study are discussed.Key words: social networks, public participation, gender, New Ecological Paradigm, satisfaction with forest management, and sustainable forest management RÉSUMÉCette étude porte sur les résultats d'un sondage effectué auprès du grand public dans trois communautés de la ColombieBritannique dans le but d' étudier les références sociales de la satisfaction rattachée à la participation du public lors de la prise de décision portant sur l'aménagement forestier tant au niveau local que provincial. Les principaux éléments retenus indiquent que les personnes en provenance du grand public qui ont une orientation centrée surtout sur la nature (tel qu'indiqué selon l' échelle NEP) sont moins satisfaites et celles qui ont des contacts avec des gens à l' emploi du secteur forestier sont plus satisfaites. Les femmes et les personnes ayant un niveau de scolarité plus élevé sont moins satisfaites (au niveau provincial) et les résidants de Vancouver sont plus satisfaits (comparativement aux résidants de Kelowna et d' Armstrong). Somme toute, la satisfaction portant sur la participation du public lors de la prise de décision en aménage-ment forestier était relativement faible. Elle était, toutefois, légèrement supérieure au niveau local dans l' ensemble de la province. Les implications de cette étude en matière de politiques et de recherche sont présentées.Mots clés : réseaux sociaux, participation publique, sexe, nouveau paradigme de l' écologie, satisfaction reliée à l'aménage-ment forestier, aménagement forestier durable

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Section: Environmental Values Attitudes and Opinionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making in British Columbia

Tindall¹,

Harshaw²,

Sheppard³

2010

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…), socio-psychological models like TPB help us to explore the rationality that underlies the individual's decision to engage, or not engage, in a behaviour. TPB and the associated Theory of Reasoned Action (TORA) have been widely used to explore decision making in agricultural and natural resource management contexts (Daigle et al 2002;Garforth et al 2004). …”

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Farm Level Tree Planting in Pakistan: The Role of Farmers’ Perceptions and Attitudes

2006

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The low proportion of forested land and continuing degradation of existing forest cover are serious threats to the sustainability of forestry in Pakistan. Farm forestry has been identified as a feasible solution, particularly in the plain areas. Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour in a survey of 124 farmers in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province showed that farmers' willingness to grow trees on their farms is a function of their attitudes towards the advantages and disadvantages of growing trees, their perception of the opinions of salient referents and factors that encourage and discourage farm level tree planting. Farmers viewed farm forestry as economically beneficial and environmentally friendly. Tree planting was perceived as increasing income, providing wood for fuel and furniture, controlling erosion and pollution and providing shade for humans and animals. Farmers saw hindrance in agricultural operations and the harbouring of insects, pests and diseases as negative impacts of tree planting; however, these were outweighed by their perceptions of positive impacts. Tree growing decisions of farmers were influenced by the opinions of family members, owners/tenants, fellow farmers and village elders. The factors that significantly predicted farm level tree planting were availability of barren land, lack of markets, lack of nurseries and damage caused by animals and humans. Farm forestry programmes are more likely to be successful if they acknowledge and address the factors which underlie farmers' reasons for planting or not planting trees.

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“…During this time, empirical support for the models has largely remained strong across a diverse range of behaviour domains. Importantly in the context of the current study, this has included the fields of transportation, leisure, and national parks (e.g., Ajzen & Driver, 1992;Bamberg, Ajzen, & Schmidt, 2003;Brown, 1999;Daigle, Hrubes, & Ajzen, 2002;Ham, et al, 2008;Lackey & Ham, 2003;Sparks, Hedderley, & Shepherd, 1991).…”

Section: The Theory Of Planned Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

Curtis

Ham

Weiler

2010

Annals of Leisure Research

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Applying Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour to inform a persuasive communication intervention involves a number of phases of field research. While the initial belief elicitation phase is theoretically necessary to inform all subsequent phases, it is often undervalued due to its formative nature. To assess the importance of the elicitation phase, research was undertaken at two national parks to identify the beliefs underlying visitor use of alternative transportations systems (ATS) that have been introduced to reduce the pressures created by growing vehicle numbers. Results indicate that although visitors at the two parks share some beliefs, others are site-specific. Persuasive communication aimed at encouraging visitor use of ATS at the two parks would therefore need to potentially target different beliefs. The research demonstrates that the elicitation phase was a critical first step in the context of this study, as beliefs cannot be intuited or assumed to be transferable among different populations and behavioural domains. The paper adds to a growing body of literature informing the use of theory-driven approaches to influence the leisure behaviour of national park visitors.

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A Comparative Study of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values Among Hunters, Wildlife Viewers, and Other Outdoor Recreationists

Cited by 90 publications

References 23 publications

Understanding the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making in British Columbia

Understanding the social bases of satisfaction with public participation in forest management decision-making in British Columbia

Farm Level Tree Planting in Pakistan: The Role of Farmers’ Perceptions and Attitudes

Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

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