Local identity as an amplifier: Procedural justice, local identity and attitudes towards new dam projects

Marques, Sibila; Lima, Maria Luísa; Moreira, Sérgio; Reis, Joana

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.09.007

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“…The physical environment influences how an actor perceives place identity and connects to the natural world. Agyeman et al, 2016;Marques et al, 2015;Parris et al, 2014 Intra-group relationships Observation of others' behaviour in the group is used to interpret if one's behaviour is appropriate in a given situation. Social norms to which members of a social group state adherence are likely to strongly benefit or legitimize that group.…”

Section: Physical Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social norms to which members of a social group state adherence are likely to strongly benefit or legitimize that group. Clayton et al, 2016;Clayton and Opotow, 2003;Colvin et al, 2015;Lute and Gore, 2014;Marques et al, 2015;Parris et al, 2014 Inter-group relationships Perception of the legitimacy of an external group that promotes a certain behaviour. Such legitimacy influences how people act in accordance with each other and supports a legitimated norm or set of behaviours.…”

Section: Physical Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors affecting feelings of justice in biodiversity conflicts: Toward fairer jaguar management in Calakmul, Mexico

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Blanchet

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Biological Conservation

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Conservation focuses on environmental objectives, but neglecting social concerns can lead to a feeling of injustice among some actors and thus jeopardise conservation aims. Through a case study on a biodiversity conflict around jaguar management in the Calakmul region of Mexico, we explored actors' feelings of injustice and their associated determinants. We employed a novel framework distinguishing four dimensions of justice: recognition, ecological, distributive and procedural. By conducting and analysing 235 interviews with farmers and ranchers, we investigated what might drive their feeling of injustice, namely their perceptions of the injustice itself (i.e. location, intentionality, stability), individual characteristics (i.e. socioeconomic status, motivation, environmental identity), and interactions with their environment (i.e. natural and social). We also asked the participants to choose one statement for each of the 10 pairs of statements that we presented to them, from 18 statements that characterized their feeling of justice toward jaguar management based on different criteria. Using a pioneering statistical analysis, BTLLasso, we showed the complexity of the drivers of feeling of justice. Self-interest assumptions were not upheld; feelings of fairness were only weakly influenced by experience of jaguar attacks. Feelings of justice were influenced mainly by factors related to actors' intra-and inter-group relationships (e.g. perception of collective responsibility, coherence perceived in the group to which they identified). Our analyses also allowed us to compare the effects of different factors on the assessment of criteria by diverse actors. For example, it revealed that differences in the organisations and groups perceived as being responsible for jaguar management modify a participant's perception of fairness. This nuanced understanding of how people build their 2 perception of justice can inform practitioners who seek fairer and more effective conservation approaches. Whilst details will be context specific, it emerged that supporting relationship building and enabling debate over ecological responsibilities are important and conservation efforts should go beyond merely offering financial compensation for livestock depredation. We conclude that perception of justice is a neglected but important aspect to include in integrative approaches to managing biodiversity conflicts, and that novel mixed methods can advance both conceptual and applied understanding in this area.

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Section: Physical Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Physical Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors affecting feelings of justice in biodiversity conflicts: Toward fairer jaguar management in Calakmul, Mexico

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Calmé

Blanchet

et al. 2019

Biological Conservation

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“…Local identity refers to a set of social, geographical, historical, ethnic, natural … characteristics, that allow identifying particularities of a territory (or a community) in order to distinguish that territory (or community) from others (Charlot, 2001, cited in Haschar-Noé, 2005. Local identity is a social and historic structure that has two functions: The first function is to create a sense of belonging to place (or a community) (Marques, Lima, Luísa, Moreira, & Reis, 2015) and the second is to distinguish it from other territories (or communities) (Haschar-Noé, 2005). Local identity emphasizes place attributes and their effects to individuals related to that place.…”

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Destination distinctiveness: Concept, measurement, and impact on tourist satisfaction

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Lenglet

Mothe

2018

Journal of Destination Marketing & Management

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“…In the case study, the attention of actors has been focused not only on the unique natural sights but also on a restoration of the historical awareness, which can be very important in terms of shaping a new regional and local identity (e.g. Marques et al, 2015). Because the territory of the former MTA is rather extensive, the focus has been on the creation of a network of bicycle paths.…”

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Re-development of a former military training area—The case of Brdy told from a local actors’ perspective

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Military training areas (MTAs) are special spatial units. Closed and inaccessible for the general public, they have been shaped by long-term military use of various potential type and intensity. Following the suspension of operation, some MTAs fell derelict and buildings and infrastructures on it become brownfields. Local municipalities will have strong interests and will care about the redevelopment options-either in utilising potentials or in preventing competitions. We take a Czech example and use in-depth semi-structured interviews to investigate the how local actors perceived and influenced the redevelopment perspectives of the former MTA Brdy, Czech Republic. This case is interesting, because international and national politics in as much as different groups of local stakeholders played significant roles in creating opportunities and for holding or pushing a re-or new development on the military brownfield land. Next to the results of the qualitative interviews with local stakeholders, we include analysis of available statistical data and information about the case study municipalities. Our contribution gives an insightful investigation about the role that local actors played in determining new uses of the former MTA in uncertain and unstable socioeconomic and political conditions typical for post-communist and developing countries. Highlights The use of military training facilities is influenced by geopolitical and strategic interests Networking of actors is important for finding opportunities for new development of former military areas A renewal of historical memory contributes to developing a new local identity. The protection of the environment and biodiversity in military training areas is highly desirable. Redevelopment of former MTAs bring specific types of challenges to stakeholders.

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Local identity as an amplifier: Procedural justice, local identity and attitudes towards new dam projects

Cited by 36 publications

References 40 publications

Factors affecting feelings of justice in biodiversity conflicts: Toward fairer jaguar management in Calakmul, Mexico

Factors affecting feelings of justice in biodiversity conflicts: Toward fairer jaguar management in Calakmul, Mexico

Destination distinctiveness: Concept, measurement, and impact on tourist satisfaction

Re-development of a former military training area—The case of Brdy told from a local actors’ perspective

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