An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource
| Autor: | Andrew D. Ramsey, Ian Convery, Darrell J. Smith, Victor Kouloumpis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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History 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Geography Planning and Development lcsh:G1-922 010501 environmental sciences Natural resource evaluation Preference-based value Map-based value Value typology Social-ecological systems Economic value 01 natural sciences Experiential learning Politics Political science Z444 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation Valuation (finance) Z687 Commodification Environmental economics Natural resource Sustainability Ecosystem management lcsh:Geography (General) Z412 |
| Zdroj: | Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History; Vol 3, No 1 (2016); 6 Rural Landscapes: Society Environment History, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2002-0104 |
| Popis: | To aid political and institutional decision making in the sustainable use of natural resources the value of ecological, socio-cultural and economic assets has increasingly been communicated in terms of monetary units. Despite reliance upon natural resources, the impact of human activities has now reached a stage where cumulative losses are forcing society to re-appraise the evaluation process and how to better incorporate these values in to the decision-making process. This paper examines the attributes of value held by natural resources within ecological, socio-cultural and economic value domains from the perspective of a rural UK community. Here we reflect upon the continued primacy of monetary valuation of natural resource using two approaches, a scaled preference-based value typology and a place-based map measure. We demonstrate that the societal relationships which inform the evaluation of natural resources are both multi-faceted and hierarchical. Moreover, whilst aware of the utilitarian character of society’s relationship with natural resource, the societal value-for-natural-resource relationship is primarily expressed using social-ecological qualities. These results add weight to the call for a new approach towards natural resource evaluation and how these values contribute to the sustainability agenda. New methods of evaluation must adopt multiple values that extend beyond a solely economic-based commodification concern to encompass the human relationship with the resource itself. Wherein, a multi-faceted approach to attributing value to natural resource, set within an experiential framework, can provide a focal point for discussion and the decision-making process. |
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