Measuring Subjective and Objective Well-being: Analyses from Five Marine Commercial Fisheries

Smith, Courtland L.; Clay, Patricia M.

doi:10.17730/humo.69.2.b83x6t44878u4782

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“…It is recognized as the freedom and capability to choose different kinds of lifestyles in order to get access to a beautiful life, a healthy state, rich experiences, good social relations, cultural identity, a deep sense of belonging, respect and self-realization etc. in the process of natural ecosystem utilization and development [75,76]. Capability approach was put forward by Sen and he discussed the relationship between an individual's functioning, capability and values (or utilities which are defined in the usual terms of pleasures, happiness, or desire fulfillment) [77][78][79].…”

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How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

2018

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Human well-being can be affected by the loss of ecosystem services from conversion of agricultural lands. Uncovering negative ecological consequences of rural-urban conversion is important for regulating rural-urban land conversion. This paper evaluates the impacts of rural-urban land conversion on the ecological well-being of different interest groups in China and makes policy recommendations for mitigating them. This research empirically quantifies and compares changes in the ecological well-being of rural and urban residents due to rural-urban land conversion and examines how transformation factors affect such changes in Hubei, China using the Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation Model. Results show that compared with urban residents, rural resident ecological well-being level declines more obviously with rural-urban land conversion. Two socio-demographic characteristics, age and education level, as well as zoning characteristics, influence both rural and urban resident well-being changes. It is argued that there is a need for quantitative measurement of agricultural ecosystem services changes and that the construction of ecological compensation policies in areas undergoing rural-urban land conversion is essential for regulating rural-urban land conversion and for maintaining resident ecological well-being.

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Section: Transformation Factorsmentioning

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How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

2018

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“…Related to this, some argue that fishers have a strong attachment to their occupation and are unlikely and/or unwilling to look for an alternative profession Cinner 2014). Others, however, have found a direct link between a declining status of commercial fishing and a corresponding decline in fisher's reported well-being (Smith and Clay 2010), such that at some point a desire to leave may develop. Marshall and Marshall (2007) suggest that there are wide variances in individual fisher resilience and adaptive capacity based on their confidence in their skills and ability, their coping ability and their ability to assess risks.…”

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Satisfaction with fishing and the desire to leave

Pascoe

Cannard

Jebreen³

et al. 2014

Ambio

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Predicting who may leave a fishery is an important consideration when designing capacity reduction programs to enhance both ecological and economic sustainability. In this paper, the relationship between satisfaction and the desire to exit a fishery is examined for the Queensland East Coast Trawl fishery. Income from fishing, and changes in income over the last 5 years, were key factors affecting overall satisfaction. Relative income per se was not a significant factor, counter to most satisfaction studies. Continuing a family tradition of fishing and, for one group, pride in being a fisher was found to be significant. Satisfaction with fishing overall and the challenge of fishing were found to be the primary drivers of the desire to stay or leave the fishery. Surprisingly, public perceptions of fishing, trust in management and perceptions of equity in resource allocation did not significantly affect overall satisfaction or the desire to exit the fishery.

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“…situation-specific issues (Camfield and Ruta 2007;Smith and Clay 2010). It is based on the Patient Generated Index, widely used in Quality of life research (Ruta et al 1994;Ruta 1998), and was adapted in the Wellbeing in Developing Countries (WeD) research as a measure of quality of life.…”

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Women as agents of wellbeing in Northern Ireland’s fishing households

Britton¹

2012

Maritime Studies

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This paper focuses on the gender dimensions of wellbeing in fishing households in Northern Ireland. The impact of change in the fishing industry on women's wellbeing is outlined and linkages are made between changing access to fish and changing roles of women in fishing households. The paper explores what this change means for how women perceive and pursue their wellbeing needs and aspirations and how they negotiate their needs with the needs of the household. In an occupation as gender biased as fishing it is argued that in order for fisheries management and policy to be successful, a profile of what really matters to people is important. In particular, the paper highlights how such priorities link to the complex and dynamic role of women in fishing households.

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Measuring Subjective and Objective Well-being: Analyses from Five Marine Commercial Fisheries

Cited by 91 publications

References 23 publications

How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

Satisfaction with fishing and the desire to leave

Women as agents of wellbeing in Northern Ireland’s fishing households

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