Assessing Preferences for Cultural Ecosystem Services in the English Countryside Using Q Methodology

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11240%2F23%3A10492433" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11240/23:10492433 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=uEpxC-IEGo" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=uEpxC-IEGo</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12020331" target="_blank" >10.3390/land12020331</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Assessing Preferences for Cultural Ecosystem Services in the English Countryside Using Q Methodology

Original language description

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) are difficult to assess due to the subjective and diverse way in which they are experienced. This can make it difficult to apply CES research to enhance human experience of nature. This study applies Q methodology to group people according to their preferences for CES. The Q methodology survey was carried out with 47 local residents and tourists in Wiltshire, in South West England. Four groups of respondents were identified drawing value from nature through: (1) spiritual benefits and mental well-being (Group 1-Inspired by nature); (2) nature and biodiversity conservation (Group 1-Conserving nature); (3) cultural heritage in multifunctional landscapes (Group 3-Countryside mix); and (4) opportunities for outdoor activities (Group 4-Outdoor pursuits). All four groups stated that benefits from nature were enhanced by actually visiting the countryside, through a better understanding of nature itself, and through a range of sensory experiences. They particularly identified relaxation opportunities as a very important CES benefit. These findings, and the demonstrated use of the Q methodology, could support local planning and landscape management in order to provide accessible and functional landscapes that can provide a range of different CES benefits to people.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Land

ISSN

2073-445X

e-ISSN

2073-445X

Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

25

Pages from-to

331

UT code for WoS article

000941306200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85149221275