Connecting Nature Case studies tagged with Valuation: socio cultural

Socio-cultural valuation of green space in peri-urban Edinburgh

Submitted by Katja Schmidt on 16 January 2017

Place-based studies around peri-urban Edinburgh are working with policy makers to better understand society's socio-cultural values of green space. The exemplar aims to: Understand appreciation of ecosystem services in the Pentland Hills; Understand potential to offset urban development in East Lothian; Identify societal ecosystem services benefits in urban and peri-urban contexts; Assess the socio-cultural values of these ecosystem services; Apply, test and further develop ecosystem service valuation methods.

Tradeoffs between ecosystem services in the Mariño watershed, Apurímac, Perú

Submitted by brunolocatelli on 13 June 2017

We aim to support regional and national decision-making on landscape management and ecosystem services in Peru, through stakeholder involvement and research on tradeoffs between ecosystem services.

Cultural seascapes: Social-cultural valuation of ecosystem services in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland

Submitted by Deirdre Joyce on 16 January 2017

Analysing the expression of socio-cultural values in a coastal setting, considering the contribution that ecosystem service approaches can make within the land use or spatial planning arena. People attach socio-cultural values to the natural environment just as they do to other aspects of life. Cultural ecosystem services are strongly influenced by these values and provide tangible and intangible benefits to people when they interact with nature. Often in decision making the less tangible cultural ecosystem services benefits are overlooked and unaccounted when considering the overall value...