Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well-being: Evidence from 13 European sites

People and Nature

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Nora Fagerholm¹  Berta Martín-López²  Mario Torralba³  Elisa Oteros-Rozas⁴  Alex M. Lechner⁷  Claudia Bieling⁸  Anton Stahl Olafsson⁹  Christian Albert^1,10  Christopher M. Raymond^1,12  Maria Garcia-Martin^1,13  Natalie Gulsrud⁹  Tobias Plieninger³ 

[1] Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku;Institute for Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg;Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel;Chair on Agroecology and Food Systems, University of Vic – University of Central Catalunya;FRACTAL Collective;Social and Participatory Action Research Group, Pablo de Olavide University;School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia;Societal Transition and Agriculture (430b), Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, University of Hohenheim;Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen;Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University Hannover;Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institute of Geography;Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki;Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August-Universität

关键词: ecosystem services;    free listing;    human well-being;    landscape planning;    multifunctional landscapes;    PPGIS;    quality of life;    self-reported well-being;   

DOI  :  10.1002/pan3.10067

学科分类：护理学

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Multifunctional landscapes provide critical benefits and are essential for human well-being. The relationship between multifunctional landscapes and well-being has mostly been studied using ecosystem services as a linkage. However, there is a challenge of concretizing what human well-being exactly is and how it can be measured, particularly in relation to ecosystem services, landscape values and related discussions. In this paper, we measure self-reported well-being through applying an inductive free-listing approach to the exploration of the relationships between landscape multifunctionality and human well-being across 13 rural and peri-urban sites in Europe. We developed a face-to-face online survey ( n  = 2,301 respondents) integrating subjective perceptions of well-being (free-listing method) with mapping perceived ecosystem service benefits (Public Participation GIS, PPGIS approach). Applying content analysis and diverse statistical methods, we explore the links between well-being (i.e. perceived well-being items such as tranquillity, social relations and health) and social-ecological properties (i.e. respondents' sociocultural characteristics and perception of ecosystem service benefits). We identify 40 different well-being items highlighting prominently landscape values. The items form five distinct clusters: access to services; tranquillity and social capital; health and nature; cultural landscapes; and place attachment. Each cluster is related to specific study sites and explained by certain social-ecological properties. Results of our inductive approach further specify pre-defined conceptualizations on well-being and their connections to the natural environment. Results suggest that the well-being contributions of multifunctional landscapes are connected to therapeutic well-being effects, which are largely neglected in the ecosystem services literature. Our results further point to the context-specific character of linkages between landscapes and human well-being. The clusters highlight that landscape-supported well-being is related to multiple interlinked items that can inform collective visions of well-being in the future. For landscape planning and management, we highlight the need for place-specific analysis and consideration of perceptions of local people to identify the contributions to their well-being. Future research would benefit from considering the experiential qualities of value and well-being as they relate to direct experiences with the landscape and wider psychological needs, specifically over time. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

【 授权许可】

CC BY