Human–Nature Relationships and Linkages to Environmental Behaviour

Braito, Michael; Böck, Kerstin; Flint, Courtney G.; Muhar, Andreas; Muhar, Susanne; Penker, Marianne

doi:10.3197/096327117x14913285800706

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“…The Human-Nature Relationship (HNR) is a general construction of abstract worldviews, values, beliefs, attitudes, and norms of how humans should interact and behave with nature [27]. Flint et al [32] studied the different typologies of the HNR and Braito et al [27] developed what is here presented as Table 3, which describes portraits that characterize the seven different profiles of the HNR.…”

Section: The Human-nature Relationship Questionnairementioning

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What is the Profile of the Investor in Household Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems?

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The implementation of energy-efficient systems in homes is of interest to many people, especially regarding the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Solar PV generation is essential worldwide because it is a significant source of renewable energy, wherein electricity can be stored for future use, and a cost-effective path for residential consumers. In contrast, considering the number of people who invest in PV systems versus those who do not, adherence is significantly unequal throughout society. Accordingly, predominant factors exist that increase the likelihood of residential PV solar power generation system adoption, which are seen as opportunities to increase energy efficiency. Furthermore, the literature is still insufficient regarding the exploration of variables that determine decisions around the purchase of green power generation systems. From this perspective, the current research aims to identify the socio-psychological profile of photovoltaic energy investors by applying four questionnaires, namely, psychological values, the human–nature relationship, motivation analyses, and household characteristics. The research results define the profile and motivations of green energy investors. The attitudes of potential investors are also predicted, and this research contributes to the development of the photovoltaic energy industry production chain by providing relevant information for better photovoltaic policy design and more targeted marketing strategies for companies.

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Section: The Human-nature Relationship Questionnairementioning

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“…Emerging research shows that understanding specific types of human-nature relationships may help predict pro-environmental behaviors [145] and the messaging that might resonate with specific groups (for example, on reducing meat consumption, one of planetary health's already-stated goals) [146]. An urgent question for planetary health researchers is how experience and affiliation with the natural environment mitigates the compassion fade (that is, routinely observed decreases in helping behavior-or diminished support for it-over time and with increasing numbers of targets who need to be assisted); available research suggests that emotional connection to, or personal identification with the natural environment, might buffer against compassion fade.…”

Section: Moving Upstream-the Psyche Of Planetary Healthmentioning

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Larger Than Life: Injecting Hope into the Planetary Health Paradigm

Prescott

Logan

2018

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Abstract:The term planetary health, popularized in the 1980s and 1990s, was born out of necessity; although the term was used by many diverse groups, it was consistently used to underscore that human health is coupled to the health of natural systems within the Earth's biosphere. The interrelated challenges of climate change, massive biodiversity losses, environmental degradation, grotesque socioeconomic inequalities, conflicts, and a crisis of non-communicable diseases are, mildly stated, daunting. Despite 'doomsday' scenarios, there is plenty of room for hope and optimism in planetary health. All over planet Earth, humans are making efforts at the macro, meso and micro scales to promote the health of civilization with the ingredients of hope-agency and pathway thinking; we propose that planetary health requires a greater commitment to understanding hope at the personal and collective levels. Prioritizing hope as an asset in planetary health necessitates deeper knowledge and discourse concerning the barriers to hope and the ways in which hope and the utopian impulse are corrupted; in particular, it requires examining the ways in which hope is leveraged by advantaged groups and political actors to maintain the status quo, or even promote retrograde visions completely at odds with planetary health. Viewing the Earth as a superorganism, with humans as the collective 'nervous system', may help with an understanding of the ways in which experience and emotions lead to behavioral responses that may, or may not be, in the best interest of planetary health. We argue that the success of planetary health solutions is predicated on a more sophisticated understanding of the psychology of prevention and intervention at all scales.

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“…The interactions between humans and nature can be well understood in the conceptualization of the socio-cultural aspect of human life in relation to nature, that is, the complex relationship between human and their natural environment [34]. The socio-cultural concepts include worldview, norms, beliefs, thoughts, actions, institutions, livelihood and practices, value, and attitude [24,43,44,34].…”

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“…According to [42,44], the human -nature relationship has 3 dimensions, positionality (humans is above nature, human as part of nature, and humans and nature are equal), character of bond (addresses how humans are close to or away from nature) and understanding nature (how humans understand and manage changes occurring in the natural system). Moreover, the human -nature relationship can be captured using typology [44,34,42]. There are about 6 typologies of the relationship between man and nature.…”

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Combining Bio-Cultural and Asset Based Approach Towards Sustainable Utilization of Catchment Resources

Kapinga¹

2018

AJBIO

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Water security is one of the key sustainability challenges in this modern era regardless of the level of development. While the problem keep on increasing year after year, man is a dominant player over hydrological system and also possesses powerful ways and means of utilizing hydrological resources and responds to hydrological dynamics in different ways. The utilization of hydrological resources is influenced by natural resources which are available in the aquatic system, communities' culture and assets. These three main factors can be divided into two groups, namely, bio-cultural and community/ anthropogenic asset. Bio-cultural asset helps to understand ways in which man interacts with hydrological systems, which behavior (s) can lead to transformations of hydrological functions, and how man reacts to these changes. While, community assets help to understand how the communities can sustainably manage themselves by identifying and mobilizing the existing, but often unrecognized assets, and thereby respond to and create local opportunities for themselves instead of depending on resources from outside. In most cases, the bio-cultural and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approaches have been used separately to study the involvement of people and their behavior towards water resource management. It is expected that integrating of these two approaches can be useful in understanding the links between hydrology and local systems; at the same time understanding how a community can restore and be resilient to the changes that occur to the aquatic ecosystems from a cultural, social, economic, political, and biological perspectives. The combination of bio-cultural and ABCD approaches can also, be a better strategy for identifying the parameters and functional relationships which can be used in sociohydrological model simulation.

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Human–Nature Relationships and Linkages to Environmental Behaviour

Cited by 77 publications

References 69 publications

What is the Profile of the Investor in Household Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems?

What is the Profile of the Investor in Household Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems?

Larger Than Life: Injecting Hope into the Planetary Health Paradigm

Combining Bio-Cultural and Asset Based Approach Towards Sustainable Utilization of Catchment Resources

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