Leisure activities and social factors influence the generation of cultural ecosystem service benefits

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dc.contributor.authorMcGinlay, James
dc.contributor.authorParsons, David J.
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Joe
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Anil
dc.contributor.authorHubatova, Marie
dc.contributor.authorBradbury, Richard B.
dc.contributor.authorBullock, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-06T07:56:19Z
dc.date.available2018-07-06T07:56:19Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-07
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between cultural ecosystem services (CES) and the many diverse aspects of biodiversity is complex and multi-faceted. A large public survey in Wiltshire, UK, was used to assess associations between public benefits from certain species groups in the local countryside, and (i) social antecedents, (ii) engagement in different outdoor leisure activities (iii) indirect nature experience via media-related activities and (iv) species group charisma and abundance. Practitioners of leisure activities with a nature-related theme, whether outdoor activities or indoor media-related activities, reported significantly higher levels of benefit from named species groups, as did respondents whose personal background demonstrated an elevated degree of nature-relatedness. Benefits were also related to the charisma of the species group: enhanced benefit through nature-related activities and social factors was significant for less charismatic species, but inconclusive for more charismatic species. Respondents who participated in outdoor leisure activities without a nature focus were unlikely to report enhanced benefits from species groups in the local landscape. To maximise people’s CES benefits from broader aspects of biodiversity it may be necessary to encourage an active interest in biodiversity, leading people to participate or seek knowledge and understanding, and in turn develop a stronger sense of connectedness to nature.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMcGinlay J, Parsons DJ, Morris J, et al., (2018) Leisure activities and social factors influence the generation of cultural ecosystem service benefits. Ecosystem Services, Volume 31, Part C, June 2018, pp. 468-480en_UK
dc.identifier.cris19942741
dc.identifier.issn2212-0416
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.03.019
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13322
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectBenefits from natureen_UK
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_UK
dc.subjectRecreationen_UK
dc.subjectCountrysideen_UK
dc.subjectSocial antecedentsen_UK
dc.subjectNature connectionen_UK
dc.titleLeisure activities and social factors influence the generation of cultural ecosystem service benefitsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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