Gender differences in land-use decisions: Shaping multifunctional landscapes?
While decision-making processes of land managers drive land-use change and affect the provision of ecosystems services, there is no concrete understanding of whether gender specificity in decision-making influences the multifunctionality of landscapes. We distinguish eleven elements in a typical man...
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3575 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4577/type/native/viewcontent/j.cosust.2013.11.015 |
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
| Summary: | While decision-making processes of land managers drive land-use change and affect the provision of ecosystems services, there is no concrete understanding of whether gender specificity in decision-making influences the multifunctionality of landscapes. We distinguish eleven elements in a typical management cycle. In reviewing the literature, we found apparent gaps on gendered knowledge, preferences, risk taking and access to innovation in land-use decision making. Male and female responses in the adoption of agroforestry practices and other investment opportunities reflect differing exposure to and perceptions of risk. Innovative approaches such as agent-based models and role-playing games are currently applied to study gendered behavior in land-use decisions. These approaches can assist researchers to explicitly and empirically compare potentially self-reinforcing behaviors or feedback loops with local impacts on ecosystem services. © 2013 The Authors. |
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