Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method
Abstract A wealth of evidence suggests an important relationship between nature and human health and well‐being and this appears to hold particular resonance for coastal environments. Notably, this relationship has been explored in assessments of ecosystem services, or the benefits that people deriv...
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| author | Timothy G. Acott Cheryl Willis Sue Ranger Gabriel Cumming Peter Richardson Rose O'Neill Adriana Ford |
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| description | Abstract A wealth of evidence suggests an important relationship between nature and human health and well‐being and this appears to hold particular resonance for coastal environments. Notably, this relationship has been explored in assessments of ecosystem services, or the benefits that people derive from nature. In this paper, we extend the debate to encompass ideas around relational values which considers that human well‐being is derived from relationships with nature rather than being solely delivered as the benefits commonly suggested in the ecosystem services literature. The paper draws on conceptual ideas around relational values, sense of place and environmental justice to understand the values and importance of coastal environments for people. These value concepts are explored through detailed narratives revealed by participants in two case study UK coastal locations, using a form of civic dialogue and videography approach called Community Voice Method (CVM). We find that despite levels of relative deprivation in our case study locations, interviewees express values which are striking in terms of the depth of care felt; values which are ‘time‐deepened’ and shaped not only by what people do and are able to do, but also by personal histories and memories which remain strong despite material changes and transformations in people's lives and the places they live. The CVM method in addition provides a practical approach for creating deliberative spaces to explore those deeply embodied and shared connections to the coast which are important and should have greater prominence in coastal management policy and practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-335bd958dbec4596be71bc33636200942023-04-03T08:43:59ZengWileyPeople and Nature2575-83142023-04-015240341410.1002/pan3.10371Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice methodTimothy G. Acott0Cheryl Willis1Sue Ranger2Gabriel Cumming3Peter Richardson4Rose O'Neill5Adriana Ford6University of Greenwich School of Humanities and Social Sciences London UKNatural England, Nobel House London UKMarine Conservation Society Herefordshire UKCommunity Voice Consulting Warrenton North Carolina USAMarine Conservation Society Herefordshire UKCampaign for National Parks London UKDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London London UKAbstract A wealth of evidence suggests an important relationship between nature and human health and well‐being and this appears to hold particular resonance for coastal environments. Notably, this relationship has been explored in assessments of ecosystem services, or the benefits that people derive from nature. In this paper, we extend the debate to encompass ideas around relational values which considers that human well‐being is derived from relationships with nature rather than being solely delivered as the benefits commonly suggested in the ecosystem services literature. The paper draws on conceptual ideas around relational values, sense of place and environmental justice to understand the values and importance of coastal environments for people. These value concepts are explored through detailed narratives revealed by participants in two case study UK coastal locations, using a form of civic dialogue and videography approach called Community Voice Method (CVM). We find that despite levels of relative deprivation in our case study locations, interviewees express values which are striking in terms of the depth of care felt; values which are ‘time‐deepened’ and shaped not only by what people do and are able to do, but also by personal histories and memories which remain strong despite material changes and transformations in people's lives and the places they live. The CVM method in addition provides a practical approach for creating deliberative spaces to explore those deeply embodied and shared connections to the coast which are important and should have greater prominence in coastal management policy and practice.https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10371coastcommunity voice methodcultural ecosystem servicesenvironmental justicerelational valuessense of place |
| spellingShingle | Timothy G. Acott Cheryl Willis Sue Ranger Gabriel Cumming Peter Richardson Rose O'Neill Adriana Ford Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method People and Nature coast community voice method cultural ecosystem services environmental justice relational values sense of place |
| title | Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method |
| title_full | Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method |
| title_fullStr | Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method |
| title_short | Coastal transformations and connections: Revealing values through the community voice method |
| title_sort | coastal transformations and connections revealing values through the community voice method |
| topic | coast community voice method cultural ecosystem services environmental justice relational values sense of place |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10371 |
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