The importance of cultural ecosystem services in natural resource-dependent communities: Implications for management

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dc.contributor.authorElwell, Tammy L.
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Carr, David
dc.contributor.authorGelcich, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorGaines, Steven D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:49:43Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:49:43Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn defining cultural ecosystem services as the recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits people obtain from ecosystems, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment conveyed a key aspect of nature-society relationships. Yet, it is reasonable to suppose that this aspect may apply more to to contexts where people enjoy more leisure time to admire a scenic vista or recreate in nature. How relevant is this aspect of nature-society relationships for people who rely more on natural resources, or provisioning ecosystem services, for livelihoods? We integrated quali-tative and quantitative field research methods to examine how people in natural resource-dependent commu-nities perceived the importance of different ecosystem services to wellbeing. We found that people with varying degrees of dependence on coastal, marine, and terrestrial provisioning ecosystem services perceived cultural ecosystem services-particularly scenic beauty, biodiversity, and space to recreate-as very important to wellbeing, and also perceived increases in wellbeing following interventions to foment small-scale tourism and conservation. In terms of global ecosystem management, our findings imply that (1) aesthetics and recreation matter, even if these cultural ecosystem services appear more often in the literature, (2) more efforts may be taken to make cultural ecosystem services more accessible, (3) small-scale tourism and conservation interven-tions may be reconsidered as potential means to increase wellbeing, and (4) reframing ecosystem management as explicit efforts to augment wellbeing may help to garner more widespread support and participation.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101123
dc.identifier.issn2212-0416
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101123
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/100515
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000552658600011
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaEcosystem services
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectEcosystem management
dc.subjectHuman wellbeing
dc.subjectScenic beauty
dc.subjectRecreation
dc.subjectAesthetic values
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods06 Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleThe importance of cultural ecosystem services in natural resource-dependent communities: Implications for management
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen44
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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