Cultural ecosystem services and the well-being of refugee communities

Gladkikh, Tatiana; Gould, Rachelle K.; Coleman, Kimberly

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101036

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“…Urban and peri-urban natural areas have been shown to be important in ‘normal’ times [ 57 , 58 ] and in times of crisis [ 20 , 21 ] and upheaval [ 22 ]. The popular press has touted the importance of outdoor space and nature in these globally stressful times [e.g.…”

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“…These green spaces are crucial to providing a sense of pride and identity for residents as they recover from this disaster [ 21 ]. A systematic literature review also uncovered how interactions with ecosystems and the cultural services they provide are greatly beneficial for refugee populations as they recover from the physical and emotional upheaval during resettlement [ 22 ].…”

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“…Our hypothesis was that these spaces were more utilized and important to locals during this global pandemic. Our goal was to add to the evidence base that tests the importance of access to nature, and the importance of CES during times of crises [20][21][22].…”

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The importance of urban natural areas and urban ecosystem services during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Urban, peri-urban forests and other natural areas provide a wide range of material and non-material benefits to people known as ecosystem services. Access to these areas has been linked to benefits for physical and mental health of local populations. In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic forced many governments to impose a set of restrictions including the closure of businesses, cancelation of public events and schooling, social distancing, limitations on the size of social gatherings, and travel restrictions. During this period of restrictions, we conducted a study assessing the importance of urban and peri-urban forests and other natural areas to people living in and around the city of Burlington, Vermont, USA. We evaluated the self-reported use and changes in personal importance related to these natural areas before and during the period of restrictions. We received over 400 responses to our field survey. The results show that 69.0% of the respondents had increased or greatly increased their visitation rate to our natural areas and urban forests, and 80.6% of respondents considered that the importance of these areas, and access to them, either increased or greatly increased. Moreover 25.8% of the sample had either never, or very rarely accessed their local natural areas before the pandemic, but 69.2% of the first time or infrequent visitors reported that having access to these areas during COVID-19 as ‘very important’. People reported that these areas were important for a wide range of activities from exercise to birding, but also reported values related to reducing stress in a time of global chaos. Our results indicate the increasing demand and value of such areas in times of crisis such as COVID-19. Experts in zoonotic disease predict the potential for more frequent pandemic events, thus predicating the importance for continued funding for, maintenance of, and improved access to, natural areas to our largely urban civilization.

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“…According to researchers [59,60], benefits linked to the cultural functioning of the landscape that people may receive from ecosystems may concern diverse issues; examples are presented in Table 1.…”

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The Cultural Ecosystem Services as an Element Supporting Manor Landscape Protection

Sikora

Kaczyńska

2022

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Nowadays, agricultural landscapes of suburban zones may undergo rapid urbanization that destroys their identity. This phenomenon is particularly problematic for areas connected compositionally with historical residences. The aim of the research is to determine a framework for urban policies appropriate for cultural landscapes of agricultural origin associated with significant historic palace-garden complexes. As an example of such a landscape, the area around the historic Wilanów residence was chosen for study. The research focused on the degree of preservation of the agricultural surroundings of this historic site, the directions of contemporary urban policies towards it, and its potential to provide cultural ecosystem services to local residents and tourists. The research showed that the character of the landscape under study is changing—apart from cultivated fields, wastelands have appeared, indicating a gradual abandonment of agricultural use. The analysis of local spatial development plans confirmed that many fragments of the landscape are not sufficiently protected, which causes their degradation. The study of the potential of this area to provide cultural ecosystem services using statistical methods proved its many values: aesthetic, cultural, educational, spiritual, recreational, and touristic which predestine it to perform Urban Green Spaces and Informal Green Spaces functions. The research was compared to the findings of other authors, studying analogous landscapes. Based on our results, general guidelines were developed for further protection and maintaining function of cultural landscapes of agricultural origin associated with significant historic palace-garden complexes in similar situations to that of Wilanów.

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“…It is time to bring these ideas together; we will attempt to show why childhood nature experience contributes to the broader ecosystem services discourse. We are inspired by the work of Gladkikh et al (2019), who identified a broad range of ecosystem services that refugees experience during migration. Just as the refugee experience was brought into the ecosystem service discourse, we hope to make childhood nature experience more visible.…”

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Nature’s Services and Contributions: The Relational Value of Childhood Nature Experience and the Importance of Reciprocity

Beery

Lekies

2021

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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People depend on functioning ecosystems to meet human needs and support well-being across the life span. This article considers the interest in ecosystem service valuation, the growing interest in the benefits of nature experience for children, and ways to bridge these perspectives. We focus on embodied childhood nature experiences: the physical and multisensory experiences that intertwine child and nature. Additionally, we highlight the reciprocal quality of nature and child experience relationship as an example of how this relationship goes beyond the instrumental and demonstrates relational value. Underlying this perspective is the belief that children need to be better represented in the perception and action of ecosystem valuation in environmental policy.

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Cultural ecosystem services and the well-being of refugee communities

Cited by 29 publications

References 81 publications

The importance of urban natural areas and urban ecosystem services during the COVID-19 pandemic

The importance of urban natural areas and urban ecosystem services during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Cultural Ecosystem Services as an Element Supporting Manor Landscape Protection

Nature’s Services and Contributions: The Relational Value of Childhood Nature Experience and the Importance of Reciprocity

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