Disconnection from nature: Expanding our understanding of human–nature relations

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 5(2), С. 470 - 488

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2023

Abstract The human relationship with nature is a topic that has been explored throughout history. More recently, the idea of connection to merged as an important transdisciplinary field study. Despite increased scholarly attention nature, notion disconnection from remains undertheorized and understudied. In this perspective article, we argue for more comprehensive understanding strengthen theories human‐nature relationships goes beyond individual considers social collective factors disconnection, including institutional, socio‐cultural power dimensions. Drawing on case insights, present ‘wheel disconnection’ illustrate how disconnections manifest across or societal meaning‐making processes, thereby problematizing existing research seeks create dualisms between positive negative impacts environment in isolation cultural political contexts. We do not seek discount practical efforts foster individual's by elevating disconnection. Instead, hope creating greater awareness will be able guide opportunities going forward strengthening along continuum social. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Fifteen essential science advances needed for effective restoration of the world's forest landscapes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 378(1867)

Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2022

There has never been a more pressing and opportune time for science practice to collaborate towards restoration of the world's forests. Multiple uncertainties remain achieving successful, long-term forest landscape (FLR). In this article, we use expert knowledge literature review identify gaps that need closing advance practice, as an introduction landmark theme issue on FLR UN Decade Ecosystem Restoration. Aligned with Adaptive Management Cycle FLR, 15 essential advances required facilitate success nature people. They highlight greatest challenges lie in conceptualization, planning assessment stages restoration, which require evidence base why, where how restore, at realistic scales. underlying sciences are complex, requiring spatially explicit approaches across disciplines sectors, considering multiple objectives, drivers trade-offs critical decision-making financing. The developing tropics priority region, scientists must work stakeholders Cycle. Clearly communicated scientific action outset will enable donors, decision makers implementers develop informed targets processes accountability. This article paves way 19 further articles issue, author contributions from world. is part 'Understanding restoration: reinforcing foundations Restoration'.

Язык: Английский

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Justice, sustainability, and the diverse values of nature: why they matter for biodiversity conservation

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 64, С. 101353 - 101353

Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2023

Aiming at just and sustainable futures for biodiversity conservation requires clarity concerning how justice relates to the diverse values of nature. By drawing upon expanding on recent Values Assessment Intergovernmental Platform Biodiversity Ecosystem Services, this article discusses implications nature different dimensions justice. It also addresses achieving transformative change that protects inclusion into valuation decision-making processes, imperative is interconnected with

Язык: Английский

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Why do people visit or avoid public green spaces? Insights from an online map-based survey in Bochum, Germany

Ecosystems and People, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Rethinking Economic Practices and Values As Assemblages of More-Than-Human Relations

Ecological Economics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 211, С. 107866 - 107866

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

The relational turn in the academic literature on environmental values explores ontologies that rethink dualistic, hierarchical separations of humans from nature. In particular, consideration a plurality and ways which connect to nature has brought new insights dynamic interconnections between people, place processes, all highly relevant for world's sustainability challenges. However, many conceptualizations economic practices are still predominantly dualistic anthropocentric. To overcome this human-nature divide we propose conceptual integration with assemblages more-than-human relations, illustrated examples ongoing empirical research. These concepts offer way representing meaningful interrelationships, including humans, physical elements, materials (e.g. technologies, tools), immaterial entities sounds, lights, colors), other non-human beings. We argue such provides useful framework diverse economies as processes through non-humans co-constitute their interrelated livelihoods. With this, extend research connections, following call scholars field ecological economics unveil non-utilitarian consider multiple agencies.

Язык: Английский

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Wildlife and public perceptions of opportunities for psychological restoration in local natural settings

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(2), С. 800 - 817

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024

Abstract Wildlife might be important to psychologically restorative values and disvalues of nature, as interactions with wildlife could trigger both positive negative feelings. Research on experiences human–wildlife has largely involved participants who voluntarily sought out or it addressed encounters non‐threatening animals in urban green spaces. Less is known about the opportunities for psychological restoration landscapes shared mammals that are perceived pose a threat human activities health. This study provides nuanced understanding role public perceptions potential experience local natural settings. Twenty‐eight (15 women, 13 men, 18–75 years) took part focus group interviews subject reflexive thematic analysis. As an analytical framework, we used theoretical model how people appraise relevance, implications, coping norm congruence such appraisals may support hinder experienced Relevance revealed shifts consideration presence from integrated scenery (background) distinct figure (foreground). Implication would if animal was appraised dangerous, disgusting, causing nuisance destructive. promote displayed attractive traits, features fascinating behaviour movements, opened engaging interaction situations. Coping strategies feasible deal implications avoidance setting, preparatory before visit precautionary during visit. Important health effects gained policy management explicitly consider what mean Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Conceptualising Sustainability as the Pursuit of Life

Journal of Business Ethics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

Abstract Complex and urgent challenges including climate change the significant decline in biodiversity provide a broad agenda for interdisciplinary scholars interested implications facing businesses, humanity, other species. Within this context of sustainability, persistent conflicts between key paradigms create substantial barriers against—but also opportunities for—developing new conceptual approaches theoretical models to understand respond these critical issues. Here, I revisit paradigmatic tensions assess their impact on research debate ethics, business. Drawing relational ontology values nature that recognise humanity’s tight embeddedness within planetary ecosystem, examine how conceptualising sustainability as pursuit life might generate insights practice into wider transformation needed sustain restore socioecological systems. The aim here, however, is not reconcile but instead use them fruitful lens examining while acknowledging inherent ethical dilemmas individuals, organisations, society.

Язык: Английский

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Building on Spash's critiques of monetary valuation to suggest ways forward for relational values research

Environmental Values, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(2), С. 139 - 162

Опубликована: Март 25, 2024

Scholars have critiqued mainstream economic approaches to environmental valuation for decades. These critiques intensified with the increased prominence of in decision-making. This paper has three goals. First, we summarise prominent monetary valuation, drawing mostly on work Clive Spash, who worked extensively cost–benefit analysis early his career and then became one valuation's most thorough ardent critics. Second, we, as a group scholars study relational values, describe how values research engages addresses many valuation. Third, offer suggestions that continues deepens its ability respond contributes transformative change towards sustainability.

Язык: Английский

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Community, pastoralism, landscape: Eliciting values and human-nature connectedness of forest-related people

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 233, С. 104706 - 104706

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2023

Globally, around 0.78 billion rural people live in close proximity to forests and have been considered "forest-dwelling" and/or "forest dependent". Forest dependency has so far mainly studied material terms, while the non-material relationships addressed less frequently. To fill this gap, general objective of study is assess forest-dwelling people's relationship their community, livestock, forest landscapes through a relational values human-nature connectedness lens. Using Zagros mountains Iran as case study, we conducted individual interviews with 35 villagers who within that are engaged pastoral activities. Emerging themes were identified categorized by qualitative analysis. We found dwellers emphasized complex array relate landscapes. These included experiential, emotional, cognitive, philosophical dimensions connectedness. Respondents expressed an erosion practices related articulated very few positive visions for future these practices. conclude participatory processes tools may be valuable empowering identify pathways toward desirable future. encourage landscape conservation strategies become socially inclusive considering deep stewardship

Язык: Английский

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The different values of nature: a comparison between university students’ perceptions of nature’s instrumental, intrinsic and relational values

Sustainability Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 18(5), С. 2391 - 2403

Опубликована: Июнь 25, 2023

Abstract Human–nature relationships are in a critical state, characterized by increasing environmental problems caused humans. Thus, it is essential to know how motivate people for protection. Motivation can arise from intrinsic, instrumental or relational perceptions of why nature valuable. The present study investigates empirically university students differ their view nature’s value. For this purpose, 13 different majors across Germany as well engaged the protection organization Health-for-Future (HfF) were surveyed via an online survey ( N = 1885). divided into four thematic groups (environmental, people-aligned, structures-exploring economics and political science). While all showed high levels agreement with intrinsic values, differed strongly perception nature. Environmental disciplines stronger view, followed people-aligned disciplines, while not directly associated either agreed less also values. HfF conservation highest level three value components. Further we found that gender plays role perception, women holding values than men. concludes among Germany, regardless major, there pluralistic understanding values: ecosystem services (instrumental values) both appreciated, whereas appear be more group specific. Since will future decision-makers society, have special significance conservation.

Язык: Английский

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