The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review
Abstract Focus groups are an increasingly popular method for eliciting non-material values and cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the context of studying human–nature relationships. We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the aim of exploring where and how focus groups were used in...
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| author | Ľuboš Slovák Jan Daněk Tomáš Daněk |
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| description | Abstract Focus groups are an increasingly popular method for eliciting non-material values and cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the context of studying human–nature relationships. We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the aim of exploring where and how focus groups were used in the research into CES. Furthermore, we aimed to highlight good practices and potential caveats of the use of the focus groups method with respect to recommendations in methodological literature. We employed an inclusive CES classification framework and observed that focus groups were mostly used to research Recreation, Aesthetics, and Education categories. The review also discovered insufficient reporting and methodological inconsistencies in some of the studies. We provide suggestions for more robust and trustworthy applications of the focus group method, which can advance both research in this field and the implementation of the ecosystem services concept in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38940166c5b54da78d8ca22e4327b9542023-02-05T12:07:00ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922023-02-0110111310.1057/s41599-023-01530-3The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic reviewĽuboš Slovák0Jan Daněk1Tomáš Daněk2Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of SciencesGlobal Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of SciencesGlobal Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of SciencesAbstract Focus groups are an increasingly popular method for eliciting non-material values and cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the context of studying human–nature relationships. We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the aim of exploring where and how focus groups were used in the research into CES. Furthermore, we aimed to highlight good practices and potential caveats of the use of the focus groups method with respect to recommendations in methodological literature. We employed an inclusive CES classification framework and observed that focus groups were mostly used to research Recreation, Aesthetics, and Education categories. The review also discovered insufficient reporting and methodological inconsistencies in some of the studies. We provide suggestions for more robust and trustworthy applications of the focus group method, which can advance both research in this field and the implementation of the ecosystem services concept in the future.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01530-3 |
| spellingShingle | Ľuboš Slovák Jan Daněk Tomáš Daněk The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
| title | The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review |
| title_full | The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review |
| title_short | The use of focus groups in cultural ecosystem services research: a systematic review |
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