Human–nature connectedness as a ‘treatment’ for pro-environmental behavior: making the case for spatial considerations

Klaniecki, Kathleen; Leventon, Julia; Abson, David J.

doi:10.1007/s11625-018-0578-x

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“…Evidence suggests that perceptions of the asthetic beauty of nature may be related to CN (Zhang et al, 2014;Lumber et al, 2017); thus, further exploration of the role of asthetic appreciation in CN is warranted. Another potential dimension that merits investigation is spatial or contextual CN; that is, the role that specific geographical locations may have in CN (Klaniecki et al, 2018;Giusti, 2019), perhaps leveraging insights from the place attachment literature (e.g., Gosling and Williams, 2010;Ramkissoon et al, 2013;Beery and Wolf-Watz, 2014). As noted by Balundė et al (2019), a comprehensive understanding of the breadth of the CN construct may provide insights that enable targeted interventions to foster PEB.…”

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The CN-12: A Brief, Multidimensional Connection With Nature Instrument

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In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in (re)connecting people with nature to foster sustainability outcomes. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting a relationship between connection with nature and pro-environmental behaviors. Connection with nature has often been conceptualized as a unidimensional construct, and although recent evidence suggests that it is multidimensional, there is ongoing debate regarding the dimensions that make up connection with nature. Existing multidimensional connection with nature instruments capture similar dimensions, yet they are lengthy and may not have practical application in real-world contexts. This research sought to clarify the dimensions of connection with nature and to develop and validate an abbreviated yet multidimensional connection with nature instrumentthe CN-12. Analyses of two large datasets revealed three dimensions of connection with nature-identity, experience, and philosophy. Results suggested that the CN-12 and its three dimensions are positively correlated with: (1) environmental and altruistic values; (2) time spent in nature; and (3) a range of pro-environmental behaviors. Results also suggested that the CN-12 and its three dimensions are stable over time and are positively correlated with two existing multidimensional connection with nature instruments, the Nature Relatedness (NR) Scale and Environmental Identity (EID) Scale. The utility of the CN-12 for exploring human connections with nature and the role of fostering connection with nature to increase engagement in pro-environmental behaviors are discussed.

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“…Informed by the reviews of Parker [14][15][16][17][18] and others [19,20] and the key research over the past decade delivered by Lovell and Taylor [5], Tzoulas et al [7], Mathey et al [8], Norton et al [9], Meerow, Newell and Stults [10], and Burley [12]; a gap is apparent in the existing literature with respect to applying a complementary combination approach to the implementation of the URT and HNCT in urban centers. The novel approach of integrating the application of those two theories posited in this article addresses this gap in the literary discourse and positively contributes to the refocusing and amendment of the unsustainable development many urban centers are currently pursuing.…”

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A Theoretical Framework for Bolstering Human-Nature Connections and Urban Resilience via Green Infrastructure

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2020

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Demand for resources and changing structures of human settlements arising from population growth are impacting via the twin crises of anthropogenic climate change and declining human health. Informed by documentary research, this article explores how Urban Resilience Theory (URT) and Human-Nature Connection Theory (HNCT) can inform urban development that leverages urban green infrastructure (UGI) to mitigate and meditate these two crises. The findings of this article are that UGI can be the foundation for action to reduce the severity and impact of those crises and progress inclusive and sustainable community planning and urban development. In summary, the URT promotes improvement in policy and planning frameworks, risk reduction techniques, adaptation strategies, disaster recovery mechanisms, environmentally sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel energy, the building of social capital, and integration of ecologically sustainable UGI. Further, the HNCT advocates pro-environmental behaviors to increase the amount and accessibility of quality remnant and restored UGI to realize the human health benefits provided by nature, while simultaneously enhancing the ecological diversity and health of indigenous ecosystems. The synthesis of this article postulates that realizing the combined potential of URT and HNCT is essential to deliver healthy urban settlements that accommodate projected urban population growth towards the end of the 21st-century.

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“…However, there is a large body of evidence that demonstrates that exposure and relatedness to nature is beneficial for physical and mental health (Dean et al., ; Franco, Shanahan, & Fuller, ; Wood, Hooper, Foster, & Bull, ). Additionally, poor connectedness to nature can reduce pro‐environmental behaviour and drive unsustainable attitudes to resource use, and so re‐connecting people with nature will have an important role to play in responding to global ecological challenges (Ives et al., ; Klaniecki, Leventon, & Abson, ). In this context, cultural ecosystem services—which are broadly defined as the non‐material benefits from ecosystems (Chan, Satterfield, & Goldstein, )—has clear potential to help address this challenge.…”

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“…Additionally, poor connectedness to nature can reduce pro-environmental behaviour and drive unsustainable attitudes to resource use, and so re-connecting people with nature will have an important role to play in responding to global ecological challenges (Ives et al, 2018;Klaniecki, Leventon, & Abson, 2018). In this context, cultural ecosystem services-which are broadly defined as the non-material benefits from ecosystems (Chan, Satterfield, & Goldstein, 2012)has clear potential to help address this challenge.…”

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Quantifying cultural ecosystem services: Disentangling the effects of management from landscape features

2019

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Cultural ecosystem services are undeniably important, yet are typically neglected in land management decisions due to a suite of intractable challenges: they are highly complex, localised, and inextricably associated with landscape features. However, to incorporate the ecosystem services framework into land management, decision‐makers need the tools to disentangle the effects of land use from other factors. This is a major challenge for ecosystem services research. Forestry is a widespread land use that has considerable potential to deliver a broad range of ecosystem services, although this requires careful management planning. Additionally, modern production forestry is undergoing a period of rapid change in the face of a plethora of challenges, such as climate change and disease. To increase cultural ecosystem services delivery from forests, managers need tools to understand the implications of different management options. In this paper, we directly test how land use affects cultural ecosystem services. We use a new approach that recognises the underlying complexity of cultural ecosystem services but produces easily interpretable results that are locally relevant and directly applicable to land management. By combining participatory geographic information systems (GIS) and a novel site matching technique, we relate cultural values explicitly to land management, while accounting for the influence of landscape features. Applying this new method to a major UK forest site, we conducted a large survey to gather participatory GIS data points. We showed that land management significantly affected cultural ecosystem service values and were able to make a series of practical forest management recommendations. Notably, a greater diversity of tree species would improve cultural value, and open space is important within the forest landscape. This approach is highly flexible and can be applied to any type of landscape. It allows cultural ecosystem services to be fully integrated into land management decisions to formulate the best management strategy to maximise ecosystem service delivery. A plain language summary is available for this article.

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Human–nature connectedness as a ‘treatment’ for pro-environmental behavior: making the case for spatial considerations

Cited by 56 publications

References 102 publications

The CN-12: A Brief, Multidimensional Connection With Nature Instrument

The CN-12: A Brief, Multidimensional Connection With Nature Instrument

A Theoretical Framework for Bolstering Human-Nature Connections and Urban Resilience via Green Infrastructure

Quantifying cultural ecosystem services: Disentangling the effects of management from landscape features

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