Linking farmers' management decision, demographic characteristics and perceptions of ecosystem services in the Southern Pampa of Argentina

Mara, De Rito; Auer, Alejandra; Arnaiz-Schmitz, Cecilia; Nestor, Maceira; Herrera, Luis Alberto Petit

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.03.002

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“…construcción de cercos). Tal es el caso de algunos productores agropecuarios de la zona entrevistados en estudios previos (De Rito et al, 2020), a pesar de que argumentaron no ser los responsables de cultivarla. Fig.…”

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Application of a naturalness index for the hills of the Tandilia System

Rito¹,

Honaine²,

Herrera³

2020

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Application of a naturalness index for the hills of the Tandilia System. The low hills in the Tandilia system are considered important sites for biodiversity conservation. Since they are immersed in the agricultural matrix, the hills depend on farmers' management decisions. A simple tool to assess their degree of intervention could be useful for territorial planning. We developed a naturalness index for these hills that includes the main plant communities and current productive management and applied it to thirteen hills. This index is based on eight variables: dominant native species, dominant endemic species, exotic woody species for commercial purposes, grazing, overgrazing, soil and rock extraction, crops, and intentional fire. The following five degrees of naturalness were established: Natural, Sub-Natural, Semi-intervened, Sub-intervened, and Intervened. More than half of the hills (53.84%) were linked to the Semi-intervened degree, followed by the Sub-natural (38.46%) and the Sub-intervened (7.69%) degrees. The Natural and Intervened degrees were not represented in this sample. The agricultural intensification of the region can lead farmers to intensify their management to maximize their income. Thus, the hills representing the Semi-intervened and Sub-intervened degrees would easily move to the Sub-Intervened and Intervened categories, respectively. This index is a valuable resource to know the hill' state of intervention and guide not only the farmers toward pro-sustainability decision-making but also the social actors involved in comprehensive land management.

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Application of a naturalness index for the hills of the Tandilia System

Rito¹,

Honaine²,

Herrera³

2020

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“…Also, different types of response options to examine the intensity of preferences are applied as a part of data collection techniques. In order to understand what ES are the most important to well‐being, Likert scale questions or statements have been a vital part of preference elicitation studies (e.g., Syrbe et al, 2021; Tsantopoulos et al, 2018), as have multiple choice questions (e.g., Ferreira et al, 2021; Mara et al, 2020), ranking questions (e.g., Marques et al, 2020; Wilhelm et al, 2020), open‐ended questions (e.g., Landor‐Yamagata et al, 2018; Liu et al, 2017), numerical rating scale options (e.g., Mao et al, 2020; Williams et al, 2019), and dichotomous two‐point scale questions (e.g., Jericó‐Daminello et al, 2021). Likert scaling is used to measure preferences, and its standard format consists of a series of questions or statements for which the respondent is to indicate a degree of agreement or disagreement (Albaum, 1997).…”

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What benefits are the most important to you, your community, and society? Perception of ecosystem services provided by nature‐based solutions

Hekrle

2022

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Ecosystem services (ES) provided by nature-based solutions (NBS) have been examined using various data collection techniques and preference elicitation methods to understand what ES are important to human well-being. This article provides a systematic review of 153 scientific publications, with a focus on data collection techniques and perspectives of well-being used when eliciting preferences toward multiple ES provided by NBS. ES provided by urban parks,urban trees, and community gardens are the most commonly examined; however, generally specified NBS such as "green spaces" or "green infrastructure" prevail. The review further shows that the questionnaire surveys is the dominant technique for bringing evidence about the most preferred ES, followed by semi-structured interviews and workshops. Only a limited number of studies use revealed or stated preference methods as a part of data collection efforts such as a choice experiment or contingent valuation. Additionally, the review defines three different perspectives of well-being considered but rarely discussed in existing studies: individual; community; and society well-being perspectives. As the concept of well-being is hardly discussed in NBS literature and still depends on a large degree of subjectivity, this review highlights the need for future research that looks more deeply at individual, community, and social well-being, which is influenced differently by the implementation of NBS.

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