Making sense of environmental values: a typology of concepts

Tadaki, Marc; Sinner, Jim; Chan, Kai M. A.

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“…This approach allows the application of a quantitative approach to address associations between values and both motivations and socioeconomic factors (Table 5). Further, our study demonstrates that the narrative method is a simple approach for capturing the diversity of environmental values (Tadaki et al 2017, Jacobs et al 2018.…”

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“…Within the domain of relational values, the most often mentioned articulated values were the subsistence value of water, mental and physical health, and the altruistic value embracing concerns to other human groups and future generations (Appendix 2). The concept of relational value has been recently emphasized in the academic discussion of ecosystem services assessments and valuations (Díaz et al 2015, Chan et al 2016, Pascual et al 2017, Tadaki et al 2017, Arias-Arevalo et al 2018, although relational values have been addressed through the concepts of cultural ecosystem services (Chan et al 2012, Daniel et al 2012, Milcu et al 2013) and socio-cultural valuations of ecosystem services (Oteros-Rozas et al 2013, Iniesta-Arandia et al 2014, Zagarola et al 2014, Castro et al 2016. Under the intrinsic-instrumental dichotomy, relational values have been conflated with instrumental values because of their anthropocentric nature (see Justus et al 2009, Sagoff 2009).…”

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“…Finally, biospheric motivation embraced the prioritization of "preventing pollution," "respecting the earth," "unity with nature," and "protecting the environment" (see Appendix 1 for a description of motivations' components). (Klain et al 2014, Tadaki et al 2017, Jacobs et al 2018. The final section included questions about the respondents' socioeconomic characteristics such as household income, education level, and labor status.…”

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“…Under this value pluralism approach, scholars have called for the integration of multiple disciplines as well as qualitative and quantitative methods in ecosystem services valuation (Kenter 2016a, Tadaki et al 2017, Jacobs et al 2018. For instance, recent research has demonstrated the benefits of integrating environmental psychology and valuation.…”

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Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

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Gómez-Baggethun³

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Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

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Gómez-Baggethun³

2017

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“…For example, values, which are modes of conduct or qualities of life that we hold dear, such as honesty or freedom, influence people's attitudes and norms, which in turn affect behaviour. Values in this sense, which differ from value as preference or value as a contribution to a goal (Tadaki, Sinner, & Chan, ), transcend specific situations, thus someone holding honesty as a value would express this in their attitudes across multiple topics (e.g., law compliance and interactions with friends). In turn, these attitudes would lead a person to behave in a manner consistent with this value (e.g., they would complete tax returns and be honest with their friends) (Manfredo, ; Vaske & Manfredo, ).…”

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Value diversity and conservation conflict: Lessons from the management of red grouse and hen harriers in England

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Conflicts between people over wildlife management are damaging, widespread, and notoriously difficult to resolve where people hold different values and worldviews. Cognitive approaches examining steps from human thought to action can help us understand conflict and explore strategies for their management. We focused on the conflict between hunters and conservationists over the management of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) and hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) in the English uplands which represents a classic, persistent conflict, where human dimensions are poorly understood. Guided by conceptual frameworks from social and environmental psychology, we conducted a questionnaire‐based study to assess wildlife value orientations of key stakeholders. We quantified attitudes towards hen harriers, grouse shooting, gamekeepers, and raptor conservationists. We also measured support/opposition for harrier management strategies in England and investigated trust in the responsible government authority. We present data from 536 respondents from field sport or nature conservation organizations. Respondents were categorized according to the primary objectives of their affiliated organization: Field sport (i.e., hunters), Non‐raptor, Pro‐raptor, and Pro‐bird (i.e., organizations promoting conservation of birds excluding raptors, raptors specifically, or birds generally). Utilitarian value orientations were prominent among Field sport and Non‐raptor respondents. Most Pro‐raptor and Pro‐bird participants held mutualist value orientations, indicating they did not support shooting or management of wildlife. As suggested by the cognitive hierarchy, we found strong correlations between attitude and support for management options, our proxy for behaviour. Pro‐bird affiliates showed clear preference for less invasive management, and along with Pro‐raptor respondents did not support brood management (removal and later release of eggs/young when harrier density is high). Field sport individuals expressed a degree of support for all management types. Trust in Natural England was limited. Understanding value orientations and attitudes of stakeholders helps explain differences in levels of support for management approaches. Our study highlighted strongly divergent beliefs. Such positions are hard to change. Increasing the level of ecological knowledge alone is unlikely to facilitate conflict management. Instead, conflict management would benefit from combining such knowledge with a focus on relationships, deliberation, and trust in addition to exploring comanagement interventions. A plain language summary is available for this article.

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Environmental literacy scenarios lead to land degradation and changes in riparian zones: Implications for policy in China

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Tahir³

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Environmental illiteracy threatens ecosystem functions globally, however, many continue to deny its existence. Knowledge deficit theory suggests that suspicions will decrease once officials and the public are presented with new facts. Despite extensive worldwide initiatives to improve riparian buffer zones, there is minimal evidence about the impact of environmental literacy metrics (ELMs) on riparian zone components (RZCs) across different land-use types (i.e., rural, rural-urban transitional, and urban regions) within the riparian zones of dams and reservoirs. In this study, multiple statistical techniques were used to explore the extent of impacts on a 58,000 km 2 area within China's Three Gorges Dam Reservoir (TGDR) area/region in 2019. Network visualization investigated RZC themes, such as plant cover, regeneration, exotics, erosion, habitat, and stresses, based on 5326 articles published over the past 121 years. Our analysis revealed the greatest lack of information regarding ELM (e.g., knowledge, attitude, and behaviour) among the general public, which, in turn, had the greatest impact on the components of plant cover in transitional regions and the least impact on regeneration in rural areas. Furthermore, the ELMs of local people had the most significant effect on RZCs, with Pearson correlation values ranging from À0.79 < r < 0.98 throughout the TGDR. In contrast, the ELM of government employees correlated more strongly with RZCs (À0.70 < r < 0.92) in transitional and rural areas. Comparatively, exposed soil, understory cover, and environmentally unfriendly activities, including pollution, were the most significant RZCs within the TGDR. Based on hierarchical methods, RZCs and ELMs differed significantly between land-use categories. RZCs near dams and reservoirs exhibit many differences; thus, land-use initiatives are required to raise awareness of their global impacts. K E Y W O R D S ecosystem services, land-use and land-cover change, local knowledge, quantitative attribution, Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir area/region, Yangtze River 1 | INTRODUCTION Environmental scientists consistently encourage both individuals and governments to embrace innovative policies (Basupi et al., 2019; Díaz et al., 2019; Wu & Kim, 2021) and advocate the benefits of clean production (Blake Cook & Overpeck, 2019;Zafra-Calvo et al., 2020). 'Clean production' refers to manufacturing processes that minimize environmental impacts through production process changes. The impacts of human activities cause significant damage to riparian buffer areas; thus, conservationists argue that the

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Making sense of environmental values: a typology of concepts

Cited by 155 publications

References 59 publications

Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Value diversity and conservation conflict: Lessons from the management of red grouse and hen harriers in England

Environmental literacy scenarios lead to land degradation and changes in riparian zones: Implications for policy in China

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