TY - JOUR

T1 - Women and the conservation of agroecosystems

T2 - an experiential analysis in the Río Nacimiento region of Almería (Spain)

AU - Iniesta-Arandia, Irene

AU - Piñeiro, Concepción

AU - Montes, Carlos

AU - Martín-López, Berta

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2014, © 2014 Fundacion Infancia y Aprendizaje.

PY - 2014/9/2

Y1 - 2014/9/2

N2 - Strategies for the conservation of biodiversity need interdisciplinary approaches in order to face the drivers of change that are modifying ecosystems and the communities that manage them. Among these approaches, the dimensions of gender have been under-examined despite their relevance. In this study, we propose to identify and characterize the relationships between different generations of women and agroecosystems and how they have changed, through the study of their individual and collective practices and their underlying motivations for doing so. We conducted qualitative research in 2011 and 2012 in the Nacimiento River watershed (Almería, Spain). Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted, selected through a typological framework elaborated based on the age of the subject and her connection to farming activities. The different discourses provided highlight the need to understand and stimulate the variety of intrinsic motivations and management practices relating to farming activities and to encourage their incorporation into collective strategies.

AB - Strategies for the conservation of biodiversity need interdisciplinary approaches in order to face the drivers of change that are modifying ecosystems and the communities that manage them. Among these approaches, the dimensions of gender have been under-examined despite their relevance. In this study, we propose to identify and characterize the relationships between different generations of women and agroecosystems and how they have changed, through the study of their individual and collective practices and their underlying motivations for doing so. We conducted qualitative research in 2011 and 2012 in the Nacimiento River watershed (Almería, Spain). Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted, selected through a typological framework elaborated based on the age of the subject and her connection to farming activities. The different discourses provided highlight the need to understand and stimulate the variety of intrinsic motivations and management practices relating to farming activities and to encourage their incorporation into collective strategies.

KW - Gender and Diversity

KW - Gender research

KW - Environmental planning

KW - Sustainability Science

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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/207bcd23-c7ed-3e14-9b73-9d3e5755b415/

U2 - 10.1080/21711976.2014.942516

DO - 10.1080/21711976.2014.942516

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 5

SP - 214

EP - 251

JO - Psyecology

JF - Psyecology

SN - 2171-1976

IS - 2-3

ER -