More Than a Service: Values of Rivers, Wetlands and Floodplains Are Informed by Both Function and Feeling
Cherie J. Campbell,
Siwan Lovett,
Samantha J. Capon
et al.
Abstract:How people value rivers, wetlands and floodplains influences their attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards these ecosystems, and can shape policy and management interventions. Better understanding why people value rivers, wetlands and floodplains and their key ecosystem components, such as vegetation, helps to determine what factors underpin the social legitimacy required for effective management of these systems. This study sought to ascertain perspectives on the value of non-woody vegetation in river-flood… Show more
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