Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management

Breslow, Sara Jo; Sojka, Brit; Barnea, Raz; Basurto, Xavier; Carothers, Courtney; Charnley, Susan; Coulthard, Sarah; Dolšak, Nives; Donatuto, Jamie; García-Quijano, Carlos G.; Hicks, Christina C.; Levine, Arielle; Mascia, Michael B.; Norman, Karma; Poe, Melissa R.; Satterfield, Terre; Martin, Kevin St.; Levin, Phillip S.

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.023

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“…However, there has been insufficient attention to understanding well-being as co-created by people and ecosystems (Smith et al 2013), as well as incorporating the subjectivity of well-being in this context (Breslow et al 2016). It is notoriously difficult to assess human well-being in a way that captures fine-grained variations within or among groups of people in the same place (Raudsepp-Hearne et al 2010, Daw et al 2011, Russell et al 2012.…”

Section: Sense Of Place In Assessment Of Ecosystem Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Assessing outcomes also requires measures of how ecosystems affect human well-being (Smith et al 2013), which should include both objective and subjective measures (Breslow et al 2016). Sense of place offers measures that may be used as indicators of well-being at an individual and community level (Theodori 2001, Beckley et al 2002, Lewicka 2011 or to quantify subjective wellbeing.…”

Section: Assess Stewardship Outcomes and Prioritiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. To develop and apply goals for future sustainability, we must consider what people care about and what motivates them to engage in solving sustainability issues. Sense of place theory and methods provide a rich source of insights that, like the socialecological systems perspective, assume an interconnected social and biophysical reality. However, these fields of research are only recently beginning to converge, and we see great potential for further engagement. Here, we present an approach and conceptual tools for how the sense of place perspective can contribute to social-ecological systems research. A brief review focuses on two areas where relation to place is particularly relevant: stewardship of ecosystem services, and responses to change in social-ecological systems. Based on the review, we synthesize specific ways in which sense of place may be applied by social-ecological systems researchers to analyze individual and social behaviors. We emphasize the importance of descriptive place meanings and evaluative place attachment as tools to study the patterned variation of sense of place within or among populations or types of places and the implications for resilience and transformative capacity. We conclude by setting out an agenda for future research that takes into account the concerns of resilience thinking such as the effects of dynamic ecology, interactions between temporal and spatial scales, and the interplay of rapid and incremental change on sense of place and place-related behaviors. This future research agenda also includes concerns from the broader sense of place literature such as the importance of structural power relationships on the creation of place meanings and how scaling up a sense of place may influence pro-environmental behavior.

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Section: Sense Of Place In Assessment Of Ecosystem Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assess Stewardship Outcomes and Prioritiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

et al. 2017

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“…The interplay between cultural practices and the environment has been conceptualised as cultural ecosystem services (CES) . CES are defined as the "ecosystems' contribution to the nonmaterial benefits (...) that arise from human-ecosystem relationships" (Chan et al 2011), and contribute to individual and collective human wellbeing (Plieninger et al 2013, Russell et al 2013, Breslow et al 2016. CES are often directly experienced and intuitively appreciated (Plieninger et al 2013, Daniel et al 2012, Schaich et al 2010, frequently they are the most valued ecosystem services by stakeholders (Palomo et al 2011, Plieninger et al 2012, Fletcher et al 2014, Oleson et al 2015, Pleasant et al 2014, and are subject to increasing demand and dependence (Guo et al 2010).…”

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“…Currently, one-third of the world human population lives in coastal areas and three-quarters of all large cities are located on the coast (Brown et al 2006, Creel 2003). Yet, although CES are included in ecosystem service typologies specific for marine ecosystems (Beaumont et al 2007, Böhnke-Henrichs et al 2013, Liquete et al 2013, CES research remains mostly focused on land-based assessments (Liquete et al 2013, Palumbi et al 2009).…”

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Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

Rodrigues¹,

Conides²,

Rodriguez³

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“…Environmental objectives may be a primary motivator for engaging in stewardshipfor example, improving the sustainability of resources, restoring degraded habitats, recovering wildlife, increasing fish stocks or preserving a wilderness area. However, these environmental objectives are often directly linked to or associated with desired social outcomes, which might be social, cultural, economic, health, physical or governancerelated (Donatuto et al 2014;Biedenweg et al 2016;Breslow et al 2016;Kaplan-Hallam and Bennett 2017). Social objectives also include process considerations-e.g., how stewardship decisions are made and the roles that different actors play in stewarding the resource (Jupiter et al 2014;.…”

Section: The Outcomes Of Stewardshipmentioning

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Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

Bennett¹,

Whitty²,

Finkbeiner³

et al. 2018

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There has been increasing attention to and investment in local environmental stewardship in conservation and environmental management policies and programs globally. Yet environmental stewardship has not received adequate conceptual attention. Establishing a clear definition and comprehensive analytical framework could strengthen our ability to understand the factors that lead to the success or failure of environmental stewardship in different contexts and how to most effectively support and enable local efforts. Here we propose such a definition and framework. First, we define local environmental stewardship as the actions taken by individuals, groups or networks of actors, with various motivations and levels of capacity, to protect, care for or responsibly use the environment in pursuit of environmental and/or social outcomes in diverse social–ecological contexts. Next, drawing from a review of the environmental stewardship, management and governance literatures, we unpack the elements of this definition to develop an analytical framework that can facilitate research on local environmental stewardship. Finally, we discuss potential interventions and leverage points for promoting or supporting local stewardship and future applications of the framework to guide descriptive, evaluative, prescriptive or systematic analysis of environmental stewardship. Further application of this framework in diverse environmental and social contexts is recommended to refine the elements and develop insights that will guide and improve the outcomes of environmental stewardship initiatives and investments. Ultimately, our aim is to raise the profile of environmental stewardship as a valuable and holistic concept for guiding productive and sustained relationships with the environment.

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Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management

Cited by 173 publications

References 58 publications

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

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