Relational values about nature in protected area research

Vos, Alta De; Joana, Carlos Bezerra; Roux, Dirk J.

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.018

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“…This means that those areas either have to provide some kind of benefit for humans, most of the time valued in ecosystem services, or are valued "just" for their own sake. RVs add a third option, namely, to appreciate nature because of the people's relationship to it and the responsibility toward other people (De Vos et al, 2018).…”

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Exploring the Construct of Relational Values: An Empirical Approach

Kleespies

Dierkes

2020

Front. Psychol.

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In recent environmental research, relational values (RVs) have emerged as a new group of values to explain environmental behavior. Although this new concept is attracting attention, empirical studies on the subject are still rare. On this basis, we have conducted three studies to analyze an existing measurement tool for RVs and compared the construct with the concept of connection to nature. In study 1, we confirmed convergent and discriminant validity of the RV scale by comparing it with the Two Factor Model of Environmental Values (2-MEV) model using a sample of n = 350 university students. Additionally, study 1 verified reliability using test-retest reliability on three different groups of students (n 1 = 53; n 2 = 37; n 3 = 48). In study 2, principal component analyses were performed to examine the structure of RVs and to compare it to the concept of connection to nature by reusing the sample 350 university students from study 1. The results show that RVs and connection to nature are not fundamentally distinct constructs, but overlap. However, if the structure of the RV measurement is forced to a single factor, no perfect fit is found, making a multidimensional solution more likely. A third study was conducted to review the results from study 2 using confirmatory factor analysis on a new sample of 878 university and high school students. Study 3 confirmed RVs as a multidimensional construct with three factors: care, community, and connection. It also proved the overlap of the connection to nature and RV concepts to some extent. Keywords: relational values, connectedness to nature, connectedness to nature scale, scale validation, environmental behavior, two factor model of environmental values model Frontiers in Psychology | www.frontiersin.org Frontiers in Psychology | www.frontiersin.org

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Exploring the Construct of Relational Values: An Empirical Approach

Kleespies

Dierkes

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…The mainstream conceptualization of an MPA is that they exist to improve ecosystem health and services, thereby providing social benefits and driving support for the overarching goals of conservation (De Vos et al, 2018). Similarly, the marine conservation community is increasingly concerned with the use of monitoring and evaluation to support evidence based conservation and to improve conservation outcomes (Bennett, 2016).…”

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“…We refer to these practices and actions as "expressions." This includes how people and collectives make choices, behave, relate, and interact with others and the environment (De Vos et al, 2018;Stenseke, 2018;West et al, 2018;Gould and Pai, 2019). In this article, we primarily focus on the contribution and dynamics of social relationships to human wellbeing.…”

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Relationships Matter: Assessing the Impacts of a Marine Protected Area on Human Wellbeing and Relational Values in Southern Tanzania

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Murray

Kaijage³

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Front. Mar. Sci.

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The push to meet global marine conservation targets has significantly increased the scope and scale of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. While the benefits derived from MPA establishment are often optimistically framed as a “win-win” for both marine biodiversity and for the wellbeing of coastal peoples, this assumption is challenged for several reasons, including the fact that current science and practice frequently fails to account for the full impact of MPAs on human wellbeing. This context poses a danger that the context specific, place based aspects of wellbeing, like relations to others and the marine environment, will not be accounted for, examined, or reported in evaluation and decision-making processes. To address this challenge, this research investigates how MPA implementation can change and challenge the relational wellbeing and relational values of small-scale fishers (SSFs) living in Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park, Tanzania. Fieldwork occurred over 2019–2020 and used qualitative data collection methods, including: 140 semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and observation. Results highlight a dynamic interaction between the MPA and SSFs relational wellbeing, including how relational values inform everyday fishing practices, cultural and place identities, as well as interactions with others and connections to the marine environment. Top-down approaches used in MPA development worked against key relational values, including social cohesion, reciprocity, place, agency and self-determination to dismantle and disrupt the practices SSFs viewed as fundamental to their livelihood and collective wellbeing. Our findings serve as a starting point to better recognize the context specific factors that underlie relational wellbeing and give insight into how relational values shape social-ecological complexity within coastal communities. The paper highlights how the international marine conservation community can better account for and foster relational wellbeing and relational values to achieve the goals of both human wellbeing and marine biodiversity conservation.

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“…Although, relational values in the context of nature protection and sustainability are a topic of growing importance ( Chan et al, 2018 ), these contributions are mostly conceptual ( Knippenberg et al, 2018 ; Muradian and Pascual, 2018 ). De Vos et al (2018) call for studies on the relational values of multiple, disaggregated stakeholder groups in their assessment, as it would help to highlight power imbalances and trade-offs in prioritizing relational values of various groups and subgroups.…”

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Place Attachment and Views on Tree Management

Paniotova-Maczka

Jabkowski

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Few studies have investigated relational environmental views of different stakeholder groups. In this study, we investigated how residents of rural and urban municipalities view the management of trees (who should decide about trees’ removal – the landowner, or the municipality), which provides a various range of ecosystem services and the extent that place attachment as a relational variable affects these views. The analysis was based on 231 questionnaires conducted in two Polish municipalities: one rural (Nysa) and one urban (Racibórz). Data were analyzed using statistical methods including logistic regression models for analyzing factors impacting the main research question. Our investigation showed that both place attachment involving public good sentiments and the perception of ecosystem services provided by trees, that are related to private interests significantly impacted views on tree management. In rural areas the opinion, that the municipality should decide to remove trees was positively associated with a place attachment. For residents of urban areas (Racibórz), the strength of place attachment was not related to the perception of tree removal, but it was related to the perception of trees’ cultural benefits. We argue that considering psychological variables related to the tree management issues could help avoid conflicts.

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Relational values about nature in protected area research

Cited by 28 publications

References 91 publications

Exploring the Construct of Relational Values: An Empirical Approach

Exploring the Construct of Relational Values: An Empirical Approach

Relationships Matter: Assessing the Impacts of a Marine Protected Area on Human Wellbeing and Relational Values in Southern Tanzania

Place Attachment and Views on Tree Management

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