Search Results - "On Human Nature"

Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies by Modak, S., Ghosh, Surajit

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Conceptualising ecosystem services and implications for human nature relations by Chorell, Joel

Subjects: “…human-nature relations…”

Effects of urbanization on avian diversity and human-nature interactions in tropical environments by Awoyemi, A.G.

“…These additional chapters investigated the impacts of urbanization on bird taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity (Chapters 2—3), avian-mediated regulating ecosystem services, including pest control, seed dispersal, pollination, and scavenging (Chapter 4), and human-nature interactions (Chapter 5). The results of these studies unequivocally demonstrated that urbanization has profound negative impacts on bird diversity and ecosystem services in the Afrotropics. …”
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Human-nature interaction approached from a bibliometric analysis of Malthus and Boserup by Leavy, Sebastian, Talamini, Edson

“…Boserup stands out for her contribution to agricultural land use and international agricultural policies after the Second World War, whereas Malthus addresses broader themes linked to human development, considering aspects such as wealth, poverty, human nature, and happiness. As regards the human-environment relationship, i.e., linking the aspects of sustainability, the Malthusian approach is perceived as being closer to the strong sustainability, to ecological economics, subjects linked to the work of Georgescu-Roegen. …”
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Gatekeepers of Fulufjället National Park : nature interpreters’ perspectives on communication & human-nature relationships by de Bakker, Rianne

Subjects: “…human-nature relationship…”

Human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics: experiential and cognitive connections among urban residents in southern Nigeria by Awoyemi, A.G., Ibanez-Rueda, N., Guardiola, J., Ibanez-Alamo, J.D.

“…Our study provides novel information on the loss of human-nature interactions and its determinants in the Afrotropics. …”
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Mapping landscapes: integrating GIS and social science methods to model human-nature relationships in southern Cameroon by Robligio, V., Mala, W.A., Diaw, C.

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Challenging the status quo of sustainability : permaculture fostering human-nature relations and re-enchanting nature in Uppsala by Syed, Owais

“…In order to understand how historically, views of nature and human-nature relationships emerged impacting our current age, e.g., how enlightenment and modernity led to a dis-enchantment of nature. …”

Testing the (legal) waters: interpreting the political representation of a river with rights in New Zealand : “let’s talk to the river, instead of talking about the river” by Blankestijn, Wouter, Martin, Anna

Subjects: “…human-nature communication…”

Lessons from CBD-COP16: NBSAP Accelerator and Agrobiodiversity Index to Achieve Conservation Goals by Masso, Cargele

“…Agrobiodiversity—the rich variety of cultivated and wild species essential for agriculture, shaped over centuries through strong human-nature interactions—is often an overlooked and underutilized lever for transforming and achieving sustainable food systems. …”
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Det sinnliga upplevandet av landskapet : en teoretisk undersökning av positiva emotioners roll vid utomhusrekreation by Holmström, Tomas

“…This model of sensory and emotion processing is then applied to the theories of outdoor recreation to see if it can increase the understanding of human-nature interaction. The result of this is that the model of sensory and emotion processing can shed new light on some aspects of the health promoting effects of outdoor recreation.…”

COVID-19 Pandemic and Agroecosystem Resilience: Early Insights for Building Better Futures by Duguma, L.A., Noordwijk, M. van, Minang, Peter A., Muthee, K.

“…Dominant efficiency-seeking strategies that increase fragility will have to be re-evaluated to be better prepared for further pandemics, that current Human–Nature interactions are likely to trigger.…”
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Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico by Lindqvist, Klara

“…My findings also show that the values of saving one’s own maize seeds are going beyond purely economic ones, and include values of history and traditions, values connected to taste and texture and values of the human-nature relationships. In particular, autonomy is found to be a central value in the process of obtaining seeds, and an explanation to why farmers expresses such a strong opposition to buying improved seed.…”

Evidence-Based Causal Chains for Linking Health, Development, and Conservation Actions by Qiu, J., Game, E.T., Tallis, H., Olander, L.P., Glew, L., Kagan, J.S., Kalies, E.L., Michanowicz, D., Phelan, J., Polasky, S., Reed, J., Sills, E.O., Urban, D., Weaver, S.K.

“…Finally, we highlight the science, practice, and policy implications of causal chains to address real-world linked human-nature challenges.…”
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Sensing, feeling, thinking: Relating to nature with the body, heart and mind by Pramova, E., Locatelli, Bruno, Valdivia Díaz, M., Vallet, A., Quispe Conde, Y., Djoudi, H., Colloff, Matthew J., Bousquet, F., Tassin, J., Munera Roldan, C.

“…Building on the core ideas of relational values, embodied experiences and connectedness with nature, we present a simple framework to explore the sensory, affective and cognitive dimensions of human–nature interactions, as well as the settings and activities that frame them. …”
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Understanding human-fire interactions in tropical forest regions: a case for interdisciplinary research across the natural and social sciences by Carmenta, R., Parry, L., Blackburn, A., Vermeulen, Sonja J., Barlow, J.

“…These findings indicate that mixed method approaches are imperative to understanding the coupled human-nature system of fire and to improve rural development and management strategies to curtail tropical fire spread.…”
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Exploring nature’s influence on the olfactory urban landscape experience : an explorative research on the influences of urban nature on the urban smellscape experience and preferen... by Nooijens, Roald Daniël

“…Above all, my study provides new insights in the olfactory dimension of multisensory landscape experience and human-nature interactions and opens a call for more in-depth and in-situ research to multisensory landscape experience.…”

Historical reconfigurations of a social–ecological system adapting to economic, policy and climate changes in the French Alps by Bruley, E., Locatelli, Bruno, Vendel, F., Bergeret, A., Elleaume, N., Grosinger, J., Lavorel, S.

“…A better understanding of mechanisms underpinning SES adaptation, especially the contribution of changes in human–nature interactions, is crucial to facilitate adaptation to future challenges. …”
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Hunting in Times of Change: Uncovering Indigenous Strategies in the Colombian Amazon Using a Role-Playing Game by Ponta, N., Cornioley, T., Dray, A., Vliet, N. van, Waeber, Patrick O., Garcia, C.A.

“…When it comes to coupled human-nature systems, the best way forward to produce socially just and resilient conservation strategies might be to trigger an adaptive process of experiential learning and scenario exploration. …”
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Adapting transformation and transforming adaptation to climate change using a pathways approach by Colloff, Matthew J., Goddard, R., Abel, N., Locatelli, Bruno, Wyborn, C., Butler, J.R.A., Lavorel, S., Kerkhoff, L. van, Meharg, S., Múnera-Roldán, C., Bruley, E., Fedele, G., Wise, R.M., Dunlop, M.

“…ITA approaches are claimed to help overcome adaptation challenges, including: 1) re-framing human-nature relationships; 2) dealing with uncertainty; 3) engendering empowerment and agency and 4) addressing conflicting values and interests. …”
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