The importance of nature in mediating social and psychological benefits associated with visits to freshwater blue space

Bell, S.; Graham, Hilary; Jarvis, Stuart; White, Piran C. L.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.003

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“…In Greece, the study site being a peninsula and the only site directly close to water, the importance of the sea and water is overwhelming (the item mentioned by 48% of respondents). This confirms the significance of water as an enjoyed landscape element (García‐Llorente et al, ; Newell, ; Plieninger et al, ) with multiple psychological and social benefits (Bell, Graham, Jarvis, & White, ).…”

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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Multifunctional landscapes provide critical benefits and are essential for human well‐being. The relationship between multifunctional landscapes and well‐being has mostly been studied using ecosystem services as a linkage. However, there is a challenge of concretizing what human well‐being exactly is and how it can be measured, particularly in relation to ecosystem services, landscape values and related discussions. In this paper, we measure self‐reported well‐being through applying an inductive free‐listing approach to the exploration of the relationships between landscape multifunctionality and human well‐being across 13 rural and peri‐urban sites in Europe. We developed a face‐to‐face online survey (n = 2,301 respondents) integrating subjective perceptions of well‐being (free‐listing method) with mapping perceived ecosystem service benefits (Public Participation GIS, PPGIS approach). Applying content analysis and diverse statistical methods, we explore the links between well‐being (i.e. perceived well‐being items such as tranquillity, social relations and health) and social‐ecological properties (i.e. respondents' sociocultural characteristics and perception of ecosystem service benefits). We identify 40 different well‐being items highlighting prominently landscape values. The items form five distinct clusters: access to services; tranquillity and social capital; health and nature; cultural landscapes; and place attachment. Each cluster is related to specific study sites and explained by certain social‐ecological properties. Results of our inductive approach further specify pre‐defined conceptualizations on well‐being and their connections to the natural environment. Results suggest that the well‐being contributions of multifunctional landscapes are connected to therapeutic well‐being effects, which are largely neglected in the ecosystem services literature. Our results further point to the context‐specific character of linkages between landscapes and human well‐being. The clusters highlight that landscape‐supported well‐being is related to multiple interlinked items that can inform collective visions of well‐being in the future. For landscape planning and management, we highlight the need for place‐specific analysis and consideration of perceptions of local people to identify the contributions to their well‐being. Future research would benefit from considering the experiential qualities of value and well‐being as they relate to direct experiences with the landscape and wider psychological needs, specifically over time. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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“…On the other hand, and in parallel, literature has increasingly specialized in the benefits of visits to specific natural areas, far from cities, such as WPA. This increase coincides with a growing interest in the quality of such spaces [30] and their incidence in the perception of their benefits [1,31]. Quality refers to the biological attributes of spaces: the presence of wildlife, biodiversity of the area, scenic beauty or pristine condition [15,32,33].…”

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“…Some studies suggest that these attributes especially favor mental health through the perception of psychological benefits [34]. Underlying this premise is the idea that perceived benefit types depend, among other aspects, on the type of natural spaces in which leisure experiences take place [31,35,36].…”

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“…Firstly, this implies understanding the processes that explain the positive returns from contact with Nature in leisure situations. The focus is centered on the identification of the intervening variables that modulate, by facilitating or inhibiting, the perception of benefits in natural spaces [31]. These include socio-demographic variables, such as age, gender, and social or economic status [37,38], and other variables such as the importance attributed to Nature in mediating the perception of benefits [31].…”

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Key Aspects of Leisure Experiences in Protected Wilderness Areas: Notions of Nature, Senses of Place and Perceived Benefits

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The main objective of this research was to contribute to the understanding of leisure experiences in protected wilderness areas. This was pursued through the interpretation and analysis of three variables; the personal notion of “Nature”, perception of benefits, and senses of place put forward by resident and non-resident visitors to three protected wilderness areas in southern Chile. Through a post hoc qualitative, in-depth interview with 36 subjects, connections between the aforementioned variables were established. Among the results, the strength with which the romantic notion of Nature appears linked with leisure experiences was highlighted. With the latter, leisure experiences in protected wilderness areas were identified as the generators of “benefits” and “sense of place”. Finally, four key dimensions of leisure experiences in protected wilderness areas emerged: transcendence, perception of well-being, connection and environmental awareness.

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“…The technical challenge involves an awareness of erosion, sediment transfer and water storage alongside managing biological inputs, such as plant growth and nutrient cycling in multiple locations within catchments (Beechie et al, 2010;Hooke, 2015). NFM is linked to improved biodiversity (Cook et al, 2016), water quality (Barber & Quinn, 2012;Howe & White, 2003) and public health and well-being (de Bell et al, 2017;Maas, 2006;Postnote, 2016); a feature referred to within regulatory and practitioner communities as delivering multiple benefits (Barlow et al, 2014;Forbes et al, 2015).…”

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Natural Flood Management: Beyond the evidence debate

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Globally, flood frequency has increased over the last three decades. Natural Flood Management (NFM) is considered a progressive holistic flood management approach, using “natural” hydrological processes to slow and store water, delivering multiple benefits including water quality, biodiversity and amenity improvements. Although there are existing evaluations of NFM, they remain insufficient for drawing conclusions as to its effectiveness at catchment scales. However, without this evidence base and because of the domination of the natural sciences in the framing and research agenda, catchment‐wide interventions have not been implemented. In acknowledging the importance of understanding and data gaps (and attempts to fill them), this paper argues that there is an opportunity to deliver NFM more widely by capitalising on widespread interest in different land and water management sectors, supported by interdisciplinary policy‐relevant research. This paper illustrates how multi‐stakeholder collaborative partnership is suited to the dynamic complexity of NFM delivery. It is proposed that, through championing NFM delivery at catchment scales and the work of established catchment partnerships in England and Wales, there is the opportunity to more widely deliver NFM as an integrated component of flood risk management.

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The importance of nature in mediating social and psychological benefits associated with visits to freshwater blue space

Cited by 138 publications

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

Key Aspects of Leisure Experiences in Protected Wilderness Areas: Notions of Nature, Senses of Place and Perceived Benefits

Natural Flood Management: Beyond the evidence debate

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