Sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services to improve protected area management: a multi-method approach applied to Catalonia, Spain

Maestre‐Andrés, Sara; Calvet-Mir, Laura; Bergh, J.C.J.M. van den

doi:10.1007/s10113-015-0784-3

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“…The differences were smaller in the education and economic sector of the sample, most likely due to the rural and socioeconomic homogeneity of the local population; for example, in the case of education, the percentage of inhabitants with college-level studies was minimal, a situation similar to other fishing villages in Chile [56]. A study of sociocultural valuation done in a nature park in Spain showed that the main characteristics that influenced the valuation were age, place of residence, and education [28]; however, the level of education in that study was higher than that reported in Tubul. Finally, regarding the age variable, we obtained results similar to those of Oteros-Rozas et al [29], with young people having the highest perception of food-related services and older people having the highest perception of the habitat for species services.…”

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Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

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Natural disasters can cause abrupt disturbances in coastal wetlands, affecting the social perception of ecosystem services (ES). The Tubul-Raqui coastal wetland is one of the most important wetlands in south-central Chile. Rich in biodiversity, these wetlands provide ES to a population of 2238 inhabitants. The recent M W = 8.8 earthquake of 2010 caused a coastal uplift of 1.4 m and substantial morphological, social, and environmental changes. This paper analyzes the social perceptions of the inhabitants of the village of Tubul-Raqui following a large earthquake disturbance with regards to ES provision frequency and their future changes. A statistically representative semi-structured survey was conducted (175 valid surveys) and the data interpreted through factor analysis and statistical tests for independent categorical variables. The perception of cultural and regulating services was significantly greater than that of provisioning services, which were probably the most affected by the earthquake. Residents identified habitat for species, recreation, and hazard regulation as the most important ES. Perception was influenced by the categorical variables of gender, age, and ethnicity; for example, hazard regulation services varied strongly by gender. According to the respondents, the availability of ES will remain stable (50%) or decrease (40%) in the next 50 years, mainly due to anthropogenic drivers; the effect of natural disasters was not mentioned among the main drivers of change.

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Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

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“…The biophysical value domain is concerned with physical characteristics of ecosystems and their components, the economic -with monetary values of ES, and the socio-cultural -with preferences and principles held by people towards nature (Pascual et al, 2017). The latter are expressed by socially formed and personally held values that cannot be measured in monetary or biophysical terms (Maestre-Andrés et al, 2016). These values describe the importance, worth or usefulness of ES to people and can be instrumental, intrinsic or relational depending on the context (Chan et al, 2016;Walz et al, 2019).…”

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Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland

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The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting the town of Húsavík. The study begins to address the research gap in non-monetary valuation of marine ecosystem services. Based on a multi-method approach, it elicits stakeholders' perceptions of the contribution of whale ES to human wellbeing using stakeholder mapping, semistructured interviews, observations, and socio-cultural preference surveys. The key whale ES identified by the local stakeholders were cultural, most frequently mentioned being recreation and education. The most commonly mentioned ES values were related to economic benefits from the whale watching industry. The preference survey reveals that regulating and maintenance ES were valued most highly with a mean score of 4.0 out of 5.0, cultural ES were second with a mean score of 3.5, and provisioning ES in the form of food and raw materials were valued the least with a mean of 0.75. Interview data also reveals some marine ES management challenges originating from intensified tourism, industrial development, and climate change. The results of the study have the potential to inform marine resource management in Iceland by including socio-cultural values associated with whale resources.

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“…Studies showed that rural communities tend to value NCP, especially concerning water, food production, and air quality [27,34,35] and that the difference in the socioeconomic profile can influence the perception of the importance of such contributions, mainly about income and education, but also age and gender [27,36,37]. PAs, on the other hand, tend to be valued for the benefits they provide, but more appropriate use could contribute to poverty reduction in nearby rural communities [38].…”

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Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

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Nature’s contributions to people (NCP) are increasingly being considered in decisions by policy-makers because of their relevance to the well-being of people. Learning the value of nature from the perception of communities can help to define priorities and to guide the development of public policies for environmental conservation. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the importance, benefits, and problems of NCP among residents of five rural communities, and their opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, considering their socioeconomic characteristics. The method consisted of conducting questionnaire-based, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with a sample of 214 randomly selected households in five rural communities of Parauapebas (Pará, Eastern Amazon). We used appropriate statistical tests for data analysis. The main results show that the communities were highly homogeneous and that 52% of the households had low income (below a minimum wage of USD 250). A high proportion of respondents gave the highest importance to all categories of NCP (2/3 of respondents for material, 3/4 for non-material, and 4/5 for regulating NCP). The most commonly mentioned benefits of NCP referred to subsistence or livelihood and quality of life (40% of total mentions). Environmental degradation problems were the most cited (38% of total mentions). Almost all respondents stated that they had a positive opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, despite underusing them. This study is relevant because it analyses, for the first time, the perceptions of NCP among residents of rural communities in the Eastern Amazon, an essential aspect for decision-and public policy-making.

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Sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services to improve protected area management: a multi-method approach applied to Catalonia, Spain

Cited by 50 publications

References 35 publications

Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland

Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

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