Seeing beneath disputes: A transdisciplinary framework for diagnosing complex conservation conflicts

Harrison, Hannah L.; Loring, Philip A.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108670

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“…Extension of its use would facilitate replication, which is the scientific gold standard for the confirmation of results [55]. This framework extends practical understandings of conservation conflict interventions by offering a novel, transdisciplinary, diagnostic tool for better understanding their complex, multifaceted variables [56].…”

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confidence: 93%

Design and Psychometric Properties of the BAtSS: A New Tool to Assess Attitudes towards Bats

Pérez

Álvarez

Boso

et al. 2021

Animals

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Despite the benefits that bats offer the ecosystem, these animals are feared and attacked. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated this situation. Today there is an urgent need to address the human-bat conflict to develop conservation policies. Understanding peoples’ attitudes towards bats are critical for this process. This study aimed to design the Bats Attitudes Standard Scale (BAtSS) and to analyze its psychometric properties. We developed an initial version of the scale in which we established the content validity; we analyzed the items and structure in a pilot sample. In the next phase, we examined psychometric properties in a sample of 1639 Chileans. The final BAtSS consists of 34 Likert-type items configured in an oblique-hierarchical structure of four factors (scientistic, positivistic, negativistic, and myths) and three facets (emotional negativistic, behavioral negativistic, and cognitive negativistic). It presents adequate internal consistency, and the analysis of concurrent validity confirms the scale’s capacity to discriminate between groups. Women and participants with a lower level of education are more negativistic and less positivistic. People with a higher level of education have a less mythological view of bats. We also analyzed the items under the assumptions of item response theory (IRT).

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Design and Psychometric Properties of the BAtSS: A New Tool to Assess Attitudes towards Bats

Pérez

Álvarez

Boso

et al. 2021

Animals

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“…Extension of its use would facilitate the replication, scienti c gold standard for the con rmation of results (Milfont & Klein, 2018). This framework pushes forward practical understandings of conservation con ict interventions by offering a novel, transdisciplinary, diagnostic tool for better understanding their complex, multifaceted variables (Harrison & Loring, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design and psychometric properties of BAtSS: A new tool to assess human attitudes towards bats.

Pérez¹,

Álvarez²,

Boso³

et al. 2020

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Despite the benefits that bats offer the ecosystem, these animals are feared due to mythological beliefs and their association with dirt and disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated this situation, exacerbating the already habitual attacks on these creatures. Today there is an urgent need to address the human-bat conflict in order to develop conservation policies. Understanding peoples' attitudes towards bats is a key part of this process. The object of this study was to design the Bats Attitudes Standard Scale (BAtSS) and analyse its psychometric properties. We developed an initial version of the scale in which we established the content validity; we analysed the items and structure in a pilot sample. In the next phase, we analysed psychometric properties in a sample of 1639 Chilean people. The final BAtSS consists of 34 Likert-type items configured in an oblique-hierarchical structure of 4 factors (Scientistic, Positivistic, Negativistic and Myths) and 3 facets (Negativistic-Emotional, Negativistic-Behavioural and Negativistic-Cognitive). It presents adequate internal consistency and the analysis of concurrent validity confirms the capacity of the scale to discriminate between groups. Women and participants with a lower level of education are more Negativistic and less Positivistic. People with a higher level of education have a less mythological view of bats. We also analysed the items which would be more/less difficult to change under the assumptions of Item Response Theory (IRT). Finally, BAtSS is a robust tool to assess the human attitudes and could help to understand and solve human-wildlife conflicts and therefore, improving the conservation actions

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“…It is generally accepted that stakeholder involvement and participatory approaches are fundamental components in land-use management and decision-making [41]. Their application to the field of protected area governance has, for instance, long been strongly encouraged by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) [42][43][44] and seen as essential to resolve conservation conflicts [45]. According to Reed [46], the claimed benefits from such approaches can be divided in two categories, i.e.…”

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Tourism, Recreation and Wilderness: Public Perceptions of Conservation and Access in the Central Highland of Iceland

Bishop

Ólafsdóttir

Árnason

2022

Land

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Protected area establishment can be a source of land-use conflicts. National parks are particularly prone to such conflicts as they tend to cover large, sometimes remote, areas, involve many stakeholders, and often constitute an important venue for both tourism and outdoor recreation. Identifying potential conflict issues at an early stage is crucial to prevent further escalation and preserve public support for conservation. This article presents the findings of a nation-wide survey focusing on the establishment of the Central Highland National Park (CHNP) in Iceland, with the aim of identifying such points of contention. The results show that while the establishment of the CHNP enjoys broad public support, concerns over access restrictions are the most common reason for opposition. The majority of respondents support limiting the number of visitors to the area, which can hardly be implemented without conflicting with public access rights, deeply embedded in local culture and uses. In this remote area, access facilitation through road and accommodation development, however, appears very divisive, either seen as providing increased opportunities for the general public to enjoy the area or as threatening the authenticity of travel experiences in a wilderness destination, and paving the way for further developments. It is argued that refraining from building up roads is the most diplomatic way to limit visitor numbers without seriously impairing travel freedom, therefore preserving the wilderness qualities of the area while meeting users’ expectations. Ultimately, this study highlights the importance of public opinion research and stakeholder consultation when planning and managing tourism and outdoor recreation in wilderness settings.

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Seeing beneath disputes: A transdisciplinary framework for diagnosing complex conservation conflicts

Cited by 35 publications

References 81 publications

Design and Psychometric Properties of the BAtSS: A New Tool to Assess Attitudes towards Bats

Design and Psychometric Properties of the BAtSS: A New Tool to Assess Attitudes towards Bats

Design and psychometric properties of BAtSS: A new tool to assess human attitudes towards bats.

Tourism, Recreation and Wilderness: Public Perceptions of Conservation and Access in the Central Highland of Iceland

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