Presentation Abstract
As social scientists develop promising new ways to measure Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for decision-making, the question becomes if and how political decision-makers integrate this information into natural resources policy and management. My talk will dissect participatory value mapping as a method for bringing CES into the legislative processes. Value mapping uses spatially explicit surveys to reveal the density and distribution of values (both monetary and non-monetary) that stakeholders attribute to their environment. In a study conducted in 2013, I explored the use of this method to inform Shoreline Master Programs on the Olympic Peninsula. I used Conceptual Content Cognitive Mapping and Q-Methodology to test the effect of a set of Forest Service value maps on the decision-making processes of the region’s mayors, county commissioners, and state-appointed politicians. Understanding the power of participatory mapping for political decision-making sheds light on the potential for CES to integrate socio-cultural dimensions of ecosystems into mainstream environmental management.
Session Title
Session S-09H: Trading Cultural Ecosystem Services from Data Collection to Decision Making
Conference Track
Social Science Plus
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2-5-2014 10:30 AM
End Date
2-5-2014 12:00 PM
Location
Room 607
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Cultural landscapes--Political aspects--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula; Marine ecosystem management--Government policy--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Olympic Peninsula (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Environmental Studies Commons, Political Science Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Operationalizing Cultural Ecosystem Services for Political Decision-Making
Room 607
As social scientists develop promising new ways to measure Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for decision-making, the question becomes if and how political decision-makers integrate this information into natural resources policy and management. My talk will dissect participatory value mapping as a method for bringing CES into the legislative processes. Value mapping uses spatially explicit surveys to reveal the density and distribution of values (both monetary and non-monetary) that stakeholders attribute to their environment. In a study conducted in 2013, I explored the use of this method to inform Shoreline Master Programs on the Olympic Peninsula. I used Conceptual Content Cognitive Mapping and Q-Methodology to test the effect of a set of Forest Service value maps on the decision-making processes of the region’s mayors, county commissioners, and state-appointed politicians. Understanding the power of participatory mapping for political decision-making sheds light on the potential for CES to integrate socio-cultural dimensions of ecosystems into mainstream environmental management.
