Conceptualizing ‘sense of place’ in cultural ecosystem services: A framework for interdisciplinary research

Ryfield, Frances; Cabana, David; Brannigan, John; Crowe, Tasman P.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100907

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“…Furthermore, LAP could support policy-relevant advocacy for practical conservation, promoting the active involvement and voicing of participant perspectives, as underlined by conservation policy frameworks [8,16] and landscape literacy initiatives [13]. LAP can be important for rapidly evaluating conservation conditions in sensitive situations such as protected areas [77] and perhaps integrating this data within assessment of cultural ecosystem services [15,[78][79][80] and other approaches where participatory science is called for (e.g., [81]).…”

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A Field Method for Landscape Conservation Surveying: The Landscape Assessment Protocol (LAP)

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We introduce a field survey method to assess the conservation condition of landscapes. Using a popular rapid assessment format, this study defines observable “stressed states” identified through the use of general metrics to gauge landscape degradation. Fifteen metrics within six thematic categories were selected through a literature review and extensive field trials. Field tests on the Greek island of Samothraki show a strong correlation between a single expert’s scores and five assessor’s scores at 35 landscape sites. Only three of the metrics did not maintain a high consistency among assessors; however, this is explained by the difficulty of interpreting certain anthropogenic stressors (such as livestock grazing) in Mediterranean semi-natural landscapes with culturally-modified vegetation patterns. The protocol and proposed index, with five conservation condition classes, identified areas of excellent and good quality, and reliably distinguished the most degraded landscape conditions on the island. Uncertainties and difficulties of the index are investigated, and further research and validation are proposed. The protocol effectively goes beyond a traditional visual aesthetic assessment; it can be used both by experts and non-scientists as a conservation-relevant multi-disciplinary procedure to support a holistic landscape diagnosis. The combination of an on-site experiential survey and its simple integrative format may be useful as a screening-level index, and for promoting local participation, landscape literacy and educational initiatives.

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A Field Method for Landscape Conservation Surveying: The Landscape Assessment Protocol (LAP)

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“…Making an overall evaluation of complex ecosystem services is not easy; nevertheless, understanding aspects of ecosystem services by adopting clear angles and seeking transparent and easily comprehensible evaluative methods may yield effective information for solving specific environmental problems [23]. For example, Ryfield et al [24] studied geolocation as a type of material phenomenon to demonstrate the relationship between the ecological conditions of specific locations and the cultural conditions of the societies in which humans live. The researchers incorporated a "cultural value of the coastline" project and studied the cultural contribution of materialism research, and these efforts yielded a mechanism for making classifications within an ecosystem services framework [24].…”

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“…For example, Ryfield et al [24] studied geolocation as a type of material phenomenon to demonstrate the relationship between the ecological conditions of specific locations and the cultural conditions of the societies in which humans live. The researchers incorporated a "cultural value of the coastline" project and studied the cultural contribution of materialism research, and these efforts yielded a mechanism for making classifications within an ecosystem services framework [24]. Ecosystem services exhibit diversity and variety, and in terms of ecocity development, they are a crucial method for investigating sustainable consumption and the sustainable development of cities.…”

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Conceptualization and Development of a DFuzzy Model for Low-Carbon Ecocities

2019

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The Industrial Revolution has enabled mechanization to lead the manufacturing industry into a new era of explosive economic growth. Mass production through the use of machines has improved the overall societal prosperity in industrialized countries. The great and continuous demand of mechanization, economic growth, and energy consumption has resulted in the excessive use of natural resources and the mining of natural energy deposits. Challenges such as serious environmental pollution, ecological damage, and climate change have been identified as some of the critical issues for sustainable development. Therefore, this paper proposes a Delphi and Fuzzy (DFuzzy) model in order to institute low-carbon ecocities. DFuzzy is a scientific decision-making model with quantitative multiple attributes and artificial intelligence. Twelve specialists from the Delphi experts were interviewed, including chief executive officers (CEOs) of industries, management committee members, and senior academics, all of whom have 15 years of experience in urban planning practice. After a three-round Delphi process with 17 criteria that were taken from the literature, four criteria of the DFuzzy model were recognized by experts: policy norms, resident cooperation, pollution prevention and control, and ecological reserves. The practical application of the DFuzzy model took three areas as examples: the Baiyun District and Conghua District of Guangzhou City, and the Dahu Community of Kaohsiung City. Through the experts’ consensus in the two-round Delphi process, the four criteria, as the input basis, demonstrated the objective quantitative calculation function of the DFuzzy model and also indicated that the model established in this study provides a reference for evaluating low-carbon ecocities.

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“…A relational approach to people-place interactions produces a more holistic understanding of cultural texts, practices and/or artefacts as being shaped by their material contexts, which in turn shape how people identify and express themselves (Ryfield et al, 2019;2). Nowhere is this more evident than in the embodied, situated experiencesthe sights, sounds, smells, haptics, feelings, thoughts, stories and conceptsthat make up a 'sense of place ' (Van Noy, 2003cited in Ryfield et al, 2019, where people are said to express stronger feelings of care and concern for local environments as well as an increased sense of wellbeing (Poe et al, 2016).…”

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“…Despite the relevance of narrative approaches to CES as highlighted above, few scholars in this field have attempted to incorporate narrative into their research (notable exceptions include Bieling (2014), Ratter and Gee (2012) and Ryfield et al (2019)…”

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Valuing Nature for Wellbeing: Narratives of Socio-ecological Change in Dynamic Intertidal Landscapes

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Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services literature, this paper draws on the in-depth place narratives of two coastal case-study sites in Wales (UK) to explore how people experience and understand landscape change in relation to their sense of place, and what this means for their wellbeing. Our place narratives reveal that participants understand coastal/intertidal landscapes as complex socio-ecological systems filled with competing legitimate claims that are difficult to manage. Such insights suggest that a focus on diachronic integrity (Holland and O’Neill 1996) within place narratives might offer a route to more socially and culturally acceptable environmental management strategies.

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Conceptualizing ‘sense of place’ in cultural ecosystem services: A framework for interdisciplinary research

Cited by 100 publications

References 29 publications

A Field Method for Landscape Conservation Surveying: The Landscape Assessment Protocol (LAP)

A Field Method for Landscape Conservation Surveying: The Landscape Assessment Protocol (LAP)

Conceptualization and Development of a DFuzzy Model for Low-Carbon Ecocities

Valuing Nature for Wellbeing: Narratives of Socio-ecological Change in Dynamic Intertidal Landscapes

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