The influence of landscape change on multiple dimensions of human–nature connectedness

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The influence of landscape change on multiple dimensions of human–nature connectedness. / Riechers, Maraja; Balázsi, Ágnes; Abson, David J. et al.

in: Ecology and Society, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 3, 3, 01.09.2020, S. 1-12.

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title = "The influence of landscape change on multiple dimensions of human–nature connectedness",
abstract = "Human–nature connectedness is hailed as a potential remedy for the current sustainability crisis, yet it is also deeply affected by it. Here, we perform a comprehensive assessment of human–nature connectedness that includes material, experiential, cognitive, emotional, and philosophical dimensions. We show that these dimensions of human–nature connectedness are strongly interlinked, especially via emotional and experiential connectedness. Our findings showcase a cross-country comparison of four focal landscapes in Transylvania, Romania and Lower Saxony, Germany, which represent gradients from minor and gradual to relatively major and rapid landscape change. Based on content analysis of 73 in-depth interviews, we show that landscape change was seen by the interviewees to have a strong, and often negative, influence on multiple dimensions of human–nature connectedness. Focusing only on isolated dimensions of human–nature connectedness could inadvertently exacerbate the sustainability crisis because unawareness about relationships between dimensions of connectedness may lead to false predictions regarding policy implications.",
keywords = "Ecosystems Research, Landscape sustainability science, Social-ecological systems, Environmental planning, Agricultural intensification, Smallholder farming",
author = "Maraja Riechers and {\'A}gnes Bal{\'a}zsi and Abson, {David J.} and Joern Fischer",
note = "We thank the interviewees for their collaboration. This research is supported by the Volkswagenstiftung and the Nieders{\"a}chsisches Ministerium f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Kultur (grant A112269). This research draws on work undertaken in a large transdisciplinary research project (Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation). The authors acknowledge and thank all project members for their ideas and input in the early stages of this work, even where they are not listed as authors. Full details of project members and their research are available at https://leveragepoints.org. Author A. B. has also contributed to a project supported by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation (CCCDI-UEFISCDI): ERA-FACCE-STACCATO-3 (BiodivERsA-FACCE2014-47).",
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KW - Landscape sustainability science

KW - Social-ecological systems

KW - Environmental planning

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