Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees
Ecosystem services have become a critical issue in the environmental literature, however knowledge on whether women and men similarly value ecosystem services is still nascent. We aim at advancing the understanding of the relation between gender and environmental perceptions through the analysis of...
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doaj-af8f46977c014223a6ac9dece33fc45c2020-11-24T21:26:07ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502016-07-018871810.3390/su8080718su8080718Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan PyreneesLaura Calvet-Mir0Hug March1Daniel Corbacho-Monné2Erik Gómez-Baggethun3Victoria Reyes-García4Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellatera, Barcelona 08193, SpainInternet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 5. Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, Castelldefels, Barcelona 08860, SpainSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona 08172, SpainDepartment of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, (NMBU), Universitetstunet 3, Ås 1430, NorwayInstitut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellatera, Barcelona 08193, SpainEcosystem services have become a critical issue in the environmental literature, however knowledge on whether women and men similarly value ecosystem services is still nascent. We aim at advancing the understanding of the relation between gender and environmental perceptions through the analysis of values assigned by women and men to ecosystem services supplied by home gardens in Vall Fosca (Catalan Pyrenees, north-eastern Spain). We found that women give a higher value than men to all ecosystem services. Overall, women’s valuation of the full range of ecosystem services provided by home gardens was 7.55% higher than men’s valuation. Gender socialization influences the way people interact with and value the environment, including highly managed environments such as home gardens. We argue that considering gendered differences in ecosystem services valuation may lead to policies more effective in enhancing ecosystem services provision.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/8/718agroecosystemsallotmentsgender socializationsocial-ecological systemssocio-cultural valuation |
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Laura Calvet-Mir Hug March Daniel Corbacho-Monné Erik Gómez-Baggethun Victoria Reyes-García Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees Sustainability agroecosystems allotments gender socialization social-ecological systems socio-cultural valuation |
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Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees |
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Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees |
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Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees |
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Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees |
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Home Garden Ecosystem Services Valuation through a Gender Lens: A Case Study in the Catalan Pyrenees |
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home garden ecosystem services valuation through a gender lens: a case study in the catalan pyrenees |
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Ecosystem services have become a critical issue in the environmental literature, however knowledge on whether women and men similarly value ecosystem services is still nascent. We aim at advancing the understanding of the relation between gender and environmental perceptions through the analysis of values assigned by women and men to ecosystem services supplied by home gardens in Vall Fosca (Catalan Pyrenees, north-eastern Spain). We found that women give a higher value than men to all ecosystem services. Overall, women’s valuation of the full range of ecosystem services provided by home gardens was 7.55% higher than men’s valuation. Gender socialization influences the way people interact with and value the environment, including highly managed environments such as home gardens. We argue that considering gendered differences in ecosystem services valuation may lead to policies more effective in enhancing ecosystem services provision. |
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