Cheryl Willis ESRC CASE Studentship with Dorset County Council Subtitle in 24pt Calibri Name of presenters CSLTR Research Showcase Event 23 rd April 2012 Broad Aims of Research To explore the relationship between the natural environment and human wellbeing ID: 574314
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Harnessing Nature’s Benefits for Human Wellbeing - Recognising the Wider Value of our Coastal LandscapesCheryl WillisESRC CASE Studentship with Dorset County CouncilSub-title in 24pt Calibri – Name of presenters
CSLTR Research Showcase Event
23
rd
April 2012Slide2
Broad Aims of ResearchTo explore the relationship between the natural environment and human wellbeing To attempt to understand the ‘Benefits of Nature’ that arise from coastal landscapes and how they have value for people. To determine how such a deeper understanding of ‘value’ can be set alongside economic measures in policy decisionsSlide3
Context and Background‘A rational process for assessment of environmental policy options should be based on an appreciation of how humans value nature’ (Lockwood, 1999: 381)Slide4
Cultural Ecosystem Services‘The non-material benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation and aesthetic experience’(Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005)Slide5
Human Needs CategoriesDescriptionBelonging & Connectivity Sense of place or identity in the environment Sense of connection with nature
Need to Know & Understand Inquisitiveness about surroundings
Curiosity / Exploration / LearningAesthetic Appreciation
Appreciation of nature Physical appeal of the natural worldLeisure & Recreation
Need to enjoy time in diametric opposition to ‘work time’
Sense
of having fun and relaxing
Freedom & Escapism
Need to escape form constraints
Sense of autonomy
Self-Actualisation
Active, involved, energetic, sensual, optimistic, creative, confident, enriched
Positive relations with others
Transcendence
Identifying with something
other than the purely personal
Being present in such
a way that we forget ourselvesSlide6
Case Study AreasSlide7
Fieldwork Highlight ResultsFieldwork conducted throughout the period of greatest visitor population in 2011. Three phases: June, August, October. Mix of 550 on-site surveys and 40 in-depth interviews. All human needs were highly satisfied in the case study areas with 50-80% of respondents either strongly agreeing or agreeing with items across all human needs except for Belonging & connectivity (33%) Cluster Analysis revealed 3 distinct clusters:Highly satisfied group – 67% were femaleMedium satisfied groupLow satisfaction group – 44% were female
Relationships found to exist between clusters and familiarity with the area and gender. Slide8
Understanding the Benefits of Nature through Visitor Interviewsamazing anywhere area beach beautiful being
busy calming
camping children
city cliffs coast
coastal
coastline
compared
countryside
cove
days
describe
doing
dorset
enjoy
environment
everything
experiences
facilities
family
feel
felt
find
fossils
friends geology
good
gravitate
great
group
happy
having
hills
holiday
home
important
information
interesting
landscape
life
liked
long
looks
loves
lucky
lulworth
mind
moving
natural
need
nice
park
peaceful
people
person photos
place
pools
prefer
pretty
rain
reason
relaxed
remember
rock
rugged sandy
scenery
seaside
sense
shops
sound
special
summer
swimming talk thank
think
thought
times
tourists
town
view
village
visit
walks
want
water
weather
weekend
works
year
Slide9
Emerging Ideas
Perceptions of landscapes and experiences in them
Internal Influences
External InfluencesSlide10
Concluding Remarks‘Natural resources are not only raw materials to be inventoried and moulded into a recreation opportunity, but also, and more importantly, places with histories, places that people care about, places that for many people embody a sense of belonging and purpose that give meaning to life’ (Williams et al, 1992, p44).Slide11
Thank you – any questions?Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES-187-24-0002) in partnership with Dorset County Council. For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see http://www.exeter.ac.uk/slt/ourresearch/value/Contact: Cheryl Willis C.A.Willis@exeter.ac.uk