Incorporating multilevel values into the social-ecological systems framework

The social-ecological systems framework has guided investigations of complex interactions among ecosystems, society, and economies. In recent years, academics and practitioners have taken steps to strengthen this framework by calling for more systematic engagement with the cognitive and affective ba...

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Published in:Ecology and society 2018-10, Vol.23 (3), p.25, Article art25
Main Authors: van Riper, Carena J., Thiel, Andreas, Penker, Marianne, Braito, Michael, Landon, Adam C., Thomsen, Jennifer M., Tucker, Catherine M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Cognition
Cognitive ability
comanagement
Complex societies
Cooperation
Cultural values
Ecological monitoring
Ecosystems
Emotional behavior
Environmental changes
Environmental governance
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Governance
Human behavior
Multilevel
Natural resource management
Natural resources
social learning
Social systems
Social values
social-ecological system
Social-ecological systems
Society
Sustainability
Values
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Summary:The social-ecological systems framework has guided investigations of complex interactions among ecosystems, society, and economies. In recent years, academics and practitioners have taken steps to strengthen this framework by calling for more systematic engagement with the cognitive and affective bases of human behavior. We suggest research that engages with multilevel values (i.e., individual, cultural, assigned) will be better positioned to understand how and why people cooperate in natural resource comanagement situations, and in turn, develop more effective strategies for mitigating and adapting to a changing world. We review three conceptualizations of the value concept operating within environmental governance regimes to offer a deeper understanding of how multilevel values fit within the social-ecological systems framework. Drawing on a conceptual model of these relationships, we share results from three example studies that demonstrate how values and governance can be more explicitly integrated in future research. We aim to stimulate a dialogue about the mutual benefits that can emerge from a fuller characterization of the relationship between values and environmental governance to manage for complexities of social-ecological systems.
ISSN:1708-3087
1708-3087
DOI:10.5751/ES-10047-230325