Relating ecoystem services to domains of human well-being: Foundation for a U.S. index

Smith, Lisa M.; Case, Jason L.; Smith, Heather; Harwell, Linda C.; Summers, James K.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.032

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“…However, there has been insufficient attention to understanding well-being as co-created by people and ecosystems (Smith et al 2013), as well as incorporating the subjectivity of well-being in this context (Breslow et al 2016). It is notoriously difficult to assess human well-being in a way that captures fine-grained variations within or among groups of people in the same place (Raudsepp-Hearne et al 2010, Daw et al 2011, Russell et al 2012.…”

Section: Sense Of Place In Assessment Of Ecosystem Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Assessing outcomes also requires measures of how ecosystems affect human well-being (Smith et al 2013), which should include both objective and subjective measures (Breslow et al 2016). Sense of place offers measures that may be used as indicators of well-being at an individual and community level (Theodori 2001, Beckley et al 2002, Lewicka 2011 or to quantify subjective wellbeing.…”

Section: Assess Stewardship Outcomes and Prioritiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. To develop and apply goals for future sustainability, we must consider what people care about and what motivates them to engage in solving sustainability issues. Sense of place theory and methods provide a rich source of insights that, like the socialecological systems perspective, assume an interconnected social and biophysical reality. However, these fields of research are only recently beginning to converge, and we see great potential for further engagement. Here, we present an approach and conceptual tools for how the sense of place perspective can contribute to social-ecological systems research. A brief review focuses on two areas where relation to place is particularly relevant: stewardship of ecosystem services, and responses to change in social-ecological systems. Based on the review, we synthesize specific ways in which sense of place may be applied by social-ecological systems researchers to analyze individual and social behaviors. We emphasize the importance of descriptive place meanings and evaluative place attachment as tools to study the patterned variation of sense of place within or among populations or types of places and the implications for resilience and transformative capacity. We conclude by setting out an agenda for future research that takes into account the concerns of resilience thinking such as the effects of dynamic ecology, interactions between temporal and spatial scales, and the interplay of rapid and incremental change on sense of place and place-related behaviors. This future research agenda also includes concerns from the broader sense of place literature such as the importance of structural power relationships on the creation of place meanings and how scaling up a sense of place may influence pro-environmental behavior.

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Section: Sense Of Place In Assessment Of Ecosystem Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assess Stewardship Outcomes and Prioritiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

et al. 2017

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273

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“…Human well-being is comprised of four major elements ( Fig. 1)-basic human needs, economic needs, environmental needs, and subjective well-being (Smith et al , 2013Summers et al 2012) The interactions of these elements may or may not result in a level of human well-being that is sustainable. The sustainability of human well-being relates to the potential for changes in well-being through time (future) and across space (among elements of a population defined as a geographic or demographic unit, e.g., community, nation, population group).…”

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The Role of Social and Intergenerational Equity in Making Changes in Human Well-Being Sustainable

Summers

Smith

2014

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A sustainable world is one in which human needs are met equitably and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Human wellbeing is described by four primary elements-basic human needs, economic needs, environmental needs, and subjective well-being. These elements can interact in a myriad of ways to influence overall well-being. What makes changes in human well-being sustainable for a population or a nation? Two major interactional concepts can push changes in human well-being toward a sustainable state in space and time-social equity and intergenerational equity. The concept of social equity distributes well-being over space, ensuring the fair treatment of all members of society promoting spatial sustainability of a well-being decision. The concept of intergenerational equity distributes wellbeing through time, ensuring the well-being of present and future generations of a population or nation, promoting temporal sustainability of a well-being decision. The roles of social and intergenerational equity in terms of their influence on human well-being are examined with a focus on more sustainable decision-making.

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“…The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) synthesizes and analyzes the theory and methodology of ecosystem services framework, and makes plenty efforts to illustrate its widespread importance and strengthen recognition and knowledge of societal dependence on ecosystems (Van Kamp et al, 2003;Pejchar and Mooney, 2009;Smith et al, 2013). Hydrological ecosystem services are just one category of diverse services providing tremendous beneficial interests for people.…”

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Reviews on land use change induced effects on regional hydrological ecosystem services for integrated water resources management

Gui

Wang

Zhao

et al. 2015

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

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a b s t r a c tThis paper proposed to provide valuable information for integrated water resources management through evaluating the research on the interaction mechanism among land use changes, regional hydrological ecosystem services and human well-being. Firstly, the driving mechanism of land use and land cover changes was introduced in this paper. Secondly, the overview of the interaction mechanism among land use and land cover changes, regional hydrological ecosystem services and human well-being was given. Based on the meta-analysis, land use changes have a profound influence on regional hydrological ecosystem services, and the variation of hydrological ecosystem could benefit or impair human wellbeing. Finally, two suggestions were emphasized for managers or policy makers for the future integrated water resources management: (1) Proper land use makes for the water resource management; (2) Blindly pursuing the provisioning services weakens other services of hydrological ecosystem.

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Relating ecoystem services to domains of human well-being: Foundation for a U.S. index

Cited by 237 publications

References 76 publications

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

The Role of Social and Intergenerational Equity in Making Changes in Human Well-Being Sustainable

Reviews on land use change induced effects on regional hydrological ecosystem services for integrated water resources management

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