Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework
| Autor: | Sophie Peter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Knowledge management
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Geography Planning and Development global biodiversity loss TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Ecosystem services boundary concept risk of loss GE1-350 Sociology Cultural theory of risk 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Sustainable development Risk of loss sociological theory of risk Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Natural resource Environmental sciences Risk perception Environmental governance Risk society ecosystem services business socio-cultural dynamics |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 6437, p 6437 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12166437 |
| Popis: | Environmental risks give urgency to the need to understand the society–nature relationship. While the ecosystem services (ES) framework allows analysis of interrelationships between biophysical supply and human demand for natural resources, further research is needed to understand what drives societal demand for ES. Here, I explore how incorporation of the key sociological theories of risk (systems theory, ‘world risk society’, and cultural theory of risk) can advance this understanding. By examining these theories, the following key insights were identified: (1) A deeper understanding of societal structures and risk perception helps to understand culturally driven patterns of ES demand; (2) sociological ES research must use inter- and transdisciplinary methods to understand the drivers of ES demand and risk perception. It must also link this understanding to the natural sciences’ knowledge of the drivers of ES supply if it is to identify new instruments of environmental governance; (3) while anthropocentric in character, the ES framework, especially one that is modified by the concept of risk, enables society to reflect on its role as a proactive part of a social–ecological system, rather than a passive victim of nature’s whims. This change in perspective may prove to be a key step in achieving sustainable development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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