Land Use Policy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
127, P. 106574 - 106574
Published: Feb. 14, 2023
European
permanent
grasslands
are
multifunctional
landscapes
that
deliver
an
important
mix
of
ecosystem
services.
The
effectiveness
future
policies
linked
to
landscape
and
agricultural
practices
requires
consideration
citizen
perceptions
of,
priorities
for,
benefits
(e.g.
services)
demanded
from
grasslands.
This
exploratory
research
aimed
expand
understanding
citizens'
socio-cultural
valuation
grassland
landscapes,
service
provision
management
across
Europe
in
order
inform
research.
Fifteen
focus
groups
with
residents
rural
areas,
urban
young
adults
areas
(aged
18–26)
(N
=
104),
were
conducted
five
countries
(Spain,
Sweden,
UK,
Switzerland
the
Czech
Republic)
between
2020
2021.
Overall,
participants
perceived
positively,
describing
connection
through
experience,
emotions,
environmental
characteristics,
activity,
access,
cultural
identity.
Prioritisation
services
varied
countries,
influenced
by
system
diversity,
complex
socio-economic
differences.
Rural
dwellers,
including
youth,
more
than
dwellers.
Perceptions
problems
related
reduction,
degradation
abandonment
grassland,
Consumer
education
about
value
was
as
vital
ensuring
sustainable
use
these
landscapes.
Citizens
different
shared
farming
ideals
relating
for
biodiversity.
These
findings
can
help
ensure
surrounding
align
societal
perspectives
effectively
multifunctional,
valued,
systems.
People and Nature,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 218 - 230
Published: Nov. 10, 2021
Abstract
Differences
in
ecosystem
service
(ES)
priorities
often
lead
to
conflicts
between
stakeholders.
While
differences
have
been
described,
the
sociocultural
factors,
including
cultural
worldview,
which
drive
them
not.
We
propose
that
theory
of
risk
and
its
‘grid‐group’
typology,
classifies
people
as
individualists,
hierarchists,
egalitarians
fatalists,
can
provide
a
conceptual
framework
for
doing
this.
examined
relationship
ES
prioritisation
by
stakeholders
underlying
(cultural
worldviews,
related
environmental
nature
perceptions),
(region,
stakeholder
group,
political
party
preference)
socio‐demographic
factors.
This
was
achieved
applying
multivariate
statistics
data
from
survey
with
321
respondents,
conducted
across
14
groups
three
German
regions.
Results
show
most
prioritised
many
services
but
gave
highest
priority
linked
their
group.
identified
four
‘ES
bundles’:
services,
open‐land
provisioning
protection
forest
services.
Each
bundle
consistently
associated
particular
perceptions
meaning
we
could
identify
‘cultural
types’.
Two
these
associations
were
particularly
strong:
Prioritisation
high
agriculture
individualism,
perception
durable
unpredictable,
support
economic
liberal,
conservative
parties.
In
contrast,
those
who
tended
hold
egalitarian
worldviews
perceive
tolerant
sensitive.
They
also
belonged
research
conservation
groups,
mostly
left‐leaning
preference.
The
identification
types
consistent
may
useful
construct
future
research.
Furthermore,
it
allow
communications
regarding
be
tailored
improve
effectiveness,
potentially
aiding
promotion
sustainable
management
strategies.
A
free
Plain
Language
Summary
found
within
Supporting
Information
this
article.
Landscape and Urban Planning,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
222, P. 104399 - 104399
Published: March 8, 2022
Restoring,
maintaining,
and
developing
green
blue
infrastructure
(GBI)
in
cities
is
a
key
strategy
to
safeguard
ecosystem
services
human
well-being
under
conditions
of
rapid
urbanization.
Developing
"blue
infrastructure"
new
concept,
but
there
are
diverse
historically
grown
water
management
systems
that
have
the
potential
inform
contemporary
debates
about
GBI.
The
aim
this
study
identify
how
local
people
perceive
from
type
(lakes),
considering
multiple
interactions
between
categories,
lake
types,
rural-urban
environments,
sociodemographic
characteristics
respondents.
We
performed
photo-elicitation
survey
among
536
residents
along
two
urban-rural
gradients
Bengaluru
(Bangalore),
India,
asking
perceptions
water-filled
dry
lakes,
challenges,
options.
Our
results
showed
infrastructures
provide
multitude
benefit
people,
with
regulating
cultural
standing
out.
Both
lakes
proved
important
for
they
supply
different
types
services.
While
urbanisation
level
had
significant
influence
on
differences
assessments
were
relatively
low.
Proposed
options
departed
substantially
those
commonly
proposed
literature.
conclude
high
societal
importance
compared
their
small
surfaces,
given
capacity
host
They
should
become
keystone
structures
GBI
development
sustainable
Global
South.
Land Use Policy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
127, P. 106574 - 106574
Published: Feb. 14, 2023
European
permanent
grasslands
are
multifunctional
landscapes
that
deliver
an
important
mix
of
ecosystem
services.
The
effectiveness
future
policies
linked
to
landscape
and
agricultural
practices
requires
consideration
citizen
perceptions
of,
priorities
for,
benefits
(e.g.
services)
demanded
from
grasslands.
This
exploratory
research
aimed
expand
understanding
citizens'
socio-cultural
valuation
grassland
landscapes,
service
provision
management
across
Europe
in
order
inform
research.
Fifteen
focus
groups
with
residents
rural
areas,
urban
young
adults
areas
(aged
18–26)
(N
=
104),
were
conducted
five
countries
(Spain,
Sweden,
UK,
Switzerland
the
Czech
Republic)
between
2020
2021.
Overall,
participants
perceived
positively,
describing
connection
through
experience,
emotions,
environmental
characteristics,
activity,
access,
cultural
identity.
Prioritisation
services
varied
countries,
influenced
by
system
diversity,
complex
socio-economic
differences.
Rural
dwellers,
including
youth,
more
than
dwellers.
Perceptions
problems
related
reduction,
degradation
abandonment
grassland,
Consumer
education
about
value
was
as
vital
ensuring
sustainable
use
these
landscapes.
Citizens
different
shared
farming
ideals
relating
for
biodiversity.
These
findings
can
help
ensure
surrounding
align
societal
perspectives
effectively
multifunctional,
valued,
systems.
