Highlights
• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
... more Highlights
• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
• Connections, capabilities, and conditions may be assessed using indicators.
• Cross-cutting analyses can assess equity, security, resilience, and sustainability.
• The framework and focal attributes should be modified to serve diverse contexts.
• 2300 existing social indicators are compiled from which to select measures.
Abstract There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these relationships into terms usable by environmental scientists, policymakers, and managers. Here, we present a comprehensive, structured, and transparent conceptual framework of human wellbeing designed to guide the development of indicators and a complementary social science research agenda for ecosystem-based management. Our framework grew out of an effort to develop social indicators for an integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) of the California Current large marine ecosystem. Drawing from scholarship in international development, anthropology, geography, and political science, we define human wellbeing as a state of being with others and the environment, which arises when human needs are met, when individuals and communities can act meaningfully to pursue their goals, and when individuals and communities enjoy a satisfactory quality of life. We propose four major social science-based constituents of wellbeing: connections, capabilities, conditions, and cross-cutting domains. The latter includes the domains of equity and justice, security, resilience, and sustainability, which may be assessed through cross-cutting analyses of other constituents. We outline a process for identifying policy-relevant attributes of wellbeing that can guide ecosystem assessments. To operationalize the framework, we provide a detailed table of attributes and a large database of available indicators, which may be used to develop measures suited to a variety of management needs and social goals. Finally, we discuss four guidelines for operationalizing human wellbeing measures in ecosystem assessments, including considerations for context, feasibility, indicators and research, and social difference. Developed for the U.S. west coast, the framework may be adapted for other regions, management needs, and scales with appropriate modifications.
Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'co... more Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'commons' of New Jersey is no longer freely available to commercial and recreational fisheries. We discuss the concept of 'creeping'enclosure in relation to New Jersey's marine ...
Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'co... more Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'commons' of New Jersey is no longer freely available to commercial and recreational fisheries. We discuss the concept of 'creeping'enclosure in relation to New Jersey's marine ...
Competing with the cartography of capitalism, undermining its power to fix resources as open to c... more Competing with the cartography of capitalism, undermining its power to fix resources as open to capitalist appropriation and space as enclosed, will require a cartography of the commons that makes visible community and commons processes; it will require a shift in strategy from explicating and defending existing commons to mapping spaces into which a commons future might be projected. The
In the 1980s, the US solid wood products industry (SWPI) has undergone a significant restructurin... more In the 1980s, the US solid wood products industry (SWPI) has undergone a significant restructuring, characterized by changes in product and process technology, the employment relation, the structure of markets, and industry geography. Concomitantly, the ...
Page 1. ``The development discourse inevitably contained a geopolitical imagination that has shap... more Page 1. ``The development discourse inevitably contained a geopolitical imagination that has shaped the meaning of development for more than four decades ... . It is implicit in expressions such as first and third world, North and South, center and periphery. ...
Capitalism Nature Socialism (after Jan 1, 2004), 2005
... See Jack Amariglio and David F. Ruccio, “Postmodernism, Marxism, and the Critique of Modern E... more ... See Jack Amariglio and David F. Ruccio, “Postmodernism, Marxism, and the Critique of Modern Economic Thought,” in Antonio Callari, Stephen ... op. cit.; Gilsi Palsson and Agnar Helgason, “Figuring Fish and Measuring Men: The Quota System in the Icelandic Cod Fishery,” in ...
Please click here to download the map associated with this article.The crisis in marine fisheries... more Please click here to download the map associated with this article.The crisis in marine fisheries has lead to a re-thinking of fisheries science and management. The standard numeric and single species approach is giving way to more ecosystem-based and distinctly spatial approaches. This “spatial turn” is made possible by an intensi-cation of geospatial data collection and analysis of the marine environment. The marine environment, once a site for enumerating -sh stock, is now depicted as a rich patchwork of habitats, corridors, nursery areas, marine protected areas, seasonal closures, etc. There are, however, few attempts to similarly re-think and re-map the socio-economic environment as similarly heterogenous. A recent research project produced a series of maps linking -shing communities to particular resource areas. The maps were then brought to various communities for review. The results of the project suggest long-term connections to, and extensive local knowledge about, common fisheries resources even in the industrial fisheries of the U.S. Northeast.
The assessment and management of marine resources is an increasingly spatial affair dependent upo... more The assessment and management of marine resources is an increasingly spatial affair dependent upon emerging geo-technologies, such as geographic information systems, and the subsequent production of diverse layers of spatial information. These rapid ...
This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice scholarship–dis... more This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice scholarship–distributive justice, procedural justice and environmental racism–to a series of Third World case studies. It calls attention to the need to theorize both distributive burdens and ...
Annals of The Association of American Geographers, 2001
The dominant discourse of fisheries science and management, bioeconomics, places the behavior of ... more The dominant discourse of fisheries science and management, bioeconomics, places the behavior of individual fishermen operating on an open-access commons at the center of its understanding of fisheries resources and the fishing industry. Within this discourse, fishermen are the sole actors and the fishery is the fixed stage for an inevitable ‘tragedy of the commons.’ Starting from these particular assumptions of both subject and space, bioeconomics proposes solutions to fisheries crisis that differ sharply from fishers’ perceptions of the resource and their desires for management. These divergent understandings of both the natural and social environments are reflected in the maps produced by fisheries scientists/managers and those produced by fishers themselves. Remapping fisheries in terms of fishers’ perceptions and scales of operation reveals diverse natural landscapes and communities in which the dominant discourse charted only quantities of fish and individual fishermen. The landscape of fishing communities, once made visible, suggests an opportunity for forms of area-based management that might facilitate community development rather than just individual prosperity.
Highlights
• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
... more Highlights
• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
• Connections, capabilities, and conditions may be assessed using indicators.
• Cross-cutting analyses can assess equity, security, resilience, and sustainability.
• The framework and focal attributes should be modified to serve diverse contexts.
• 2300 existing social indicators are compiled from which to select measures.
Abstract There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these relationships into terms usable by environmental scientists, policymakers, and managers. Here, we present a comprehensive, structured, and transparent conceptual framework of human wellbeing designed to guide the development of indicators and a complementary social science research agenda for ecosystem-based management. Our framework grew out of an effort to develop social indicators for an integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) of the California Current large marine ecosystem. Drawing from scholarship in international development, anthropology, geography, and political science, we define human wellbeing as a state of being with others and the environment, which arises when human needs are met, when individuals and communities can act meaningfully to pursue their goals, and when individuals and communities enjoy a satisfactory quality of life. We propose four major social science-based constituents of wellbeing: connections, capabilities, conditions, and cross-cutting domains. The latter includes the domains of equity and justice, security, resilience, and sustainability, which may be assessed through cross-cutting analyses of other constituents. We outline a process for identifying policy-relevant attributes of wellbeing that can guide ecosystem assessments. To operationalize the framework, we provide a detailed table of attributes and a large database of available indicators, which may be used to develop measures suited to a variety of management needs and social goals. Finally, we discuss four guidelines for operationalizing human wellbeing measures in ecosystem assessments, including considerations for context, feasibility, indicators and research, and social difference. Developed for the U.S. west coast, the framework may be adapted for other regions, management needs, and scales with appropriate modifications.
Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'co... more Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'commons' of New Jersey is no longer freely available to commercial and recreational fisheries. We discuss the concept of 'creeping'enclosure in relation to New Jersey's marine ...
Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'co... more Abstract In response to declining fish stocks and increased societal concern, the marine 'commons' of New Jersey is no longer freely available to commercial and recreational fisheries. We discuss the concept of 'creeping'enclosure in relation to New Jersey's marine ...
Competing with the cartography of capitalism, undermining its power to fix resources as open to c... more Competing with the cartography of capitalism, undermining its power to fix resources as open to capitalist appropriation and space as enclosed, will require a cartography of the commons that makes visible community and commons processes; it will require a shift in strategy from explicating and defending existing commons to mapping spaces into which a commons future might be projected. The
In the 1980s, the US solid wood products industry (SWPI) has undergone a significant restructurin... more In the 1980s, the US solid wood products industry (SWPI) has undergone a significant restructuring, characterized by changes in product and process technology, the employment relation, the structure of markets, and industry geography. Concomitantly, the ...
Page 1. ``The development discourse inevitably contained a geopolitical imagination that has shap... more Page 1. ``The development discourse inevitably contained a geopolitical imagination that has shaped the meaning of development for more than four decades ... . It is implicit in expressions such as first and third world, North and South, center and periphery. ...
Capitalism Nature Socialism (after Jan 1, 2004), 2005
... See Jack Amariglio and David F. Ruccio, “Postmodernism, Marxism, and the Critique of Modern E... more ... See Jack Amariglio and David F. Ruccio, “Postmodernism, Marxism, and the Critique of Modern Economic Thought,” in Antonio Callari, Stephen ... op. cit.; Gilsi Palsson and Agnar Helgason, “Figuring Fish and Measuring Men: The Quota System in the Icelandic Cod Fishery,” in ...
Please click here to download the map associated with this article.The crisis in marine fisheries... more Please click here to download the map associated with this article.The crisis in marine fisheries has lead to a re-thinking of fisheries science and management. The standard numeric and single species approach is giving way to more ecosystem-based and distinctly spatial approaches. This “spatial turn” is made possible by an intensi-cation of geospatial data collection and analysis of the marine environment. The marine environment, once a site for enumerating -sh stock, is now depicted as a rich patchwork of habitats, corridors, nursery areas, marine protected areas, seasonal closures, etc. There are, however, few attempts to similarly re-think and re-map the socio-economic environment as similarly heterogenous. A recent research project produced a series of maps linking -shing communities to particular resource areas. The maps were then brought to various communities for review. The results of the project suggest long-term connections to, and extensive local knowledge about, common fisheries resources even in the industrial fisheries of the U.S. Northeast.
The assessment and management of marine resources is an increasingly spatial affair dependent upo... more The assessment and management of marine resources is an increasingly spatial affair dependent upon emerging geo-technologies, such as geographic information systems, and the subsequent production of diverse layers of spatial information. These rapid ...
This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice scholarship–dis... more This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice scholarship–distributive justice, procedural justice and environmental racism–to a series of Third World case studies. It calls attention to the need to theorize both distributive burdens and ...
Annals of The Association of American Geographers, 2001
The dominant discourse of fisheries science and management, bioeconomics, places the behavior of ... more The dominant discourse of fisheries science and management, bioeconomics, places the behavior of individual fishermen operating on an open-access commons at the center of its understanding of fisheries resources and the fishing industry. Within this discourse, fishermen are the sole actors and the fishery is the fixed stage for an inevitable ‘tragedy of the commons.’ Starting from these particular assumptions of both subject and space, bioeconomics proposes solutions to fisheries crisis that differ sharply from fishers’ perceptions of the resource and their desires for management. These divergent understandings of both the natural and social environments are reflected in the maps produced by fisheries scientists/managers and those produced by fishers themselves. Remapping fisheries in terms of fishers’ perceptions and scales of operation reveals diverse natural landscapes and communities in which the dominant discourse charted only quantities of fish and individual fishermen. The landscape of fishing communities, once made visible, suggests an opportunity for forms of area-based management that might facilitate community development rather than just individual prosperity.
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• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
• Connections, capabilities, and conditions may be assessed using indicators.
• Cross-cutting analyses can assess equity, security, resilience, and sustainability.
• The framework and focal attributes should be modified to serve diverse contexts.
• 2300 existing social indicators are compiled from which to select measures.
Abstract
There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these relationships into terms usable by environmental scientists, policymakers, and managers. Here, we present a comprehensive, structured, and transparent conceptual framework of human wellbeing designed to guide the development of indicators and a complementary social science research agenda for ecosystem-based management. Our framework grew out of an effort to develop social indicators for an integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) of the California Current large marine ecosystem. Drawing from scholarship in international development, anthropology, geography, and political science, we define human wellbeing as a state of being with others and the environment, which arises when human needs are met, when individuals and communities can act meaningfully to pursue their goals, and when individuals and communities enjoy a satisfactory quality of life. We propose four major social science-based constituents of wellbeing: connections, capabilities, conditions, and cross-cutting domains. The latter includes the domains of equity and justice, security, resilience, and sustainability, which may be assessed through cross-cutting analyses of other constituents. We outline a process for identifying policy-relevant attributes of wellbeing that can guide ecosystem assessments. To operationalize the framework, we provide a detailed table of attributes and a large database of available indicators, which may be used to develop measures suited to a variety of management needs and social goals. Finally, we discuss four guidelines for operationalizing human wellbeing measures in ecosystem assessments, including considerations for context, feasibility, indicators and research, and social difference. Developed for the U.S. west coast, the framework may be adapted for other regions, management needs, and scales with appropriate modifications.
• We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.
• Connections, capabilities, and conditions may be assessed using indicators.
• Cross-cutting analyses can assess equity, security, resilience, and sustainability.
• The framework and focal attributes should be modified to serve diverse contexts.
• 2300 existing social indicators are compiled from which to select measures.
Abstract
There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these relationships into terms usable by environmental scientists, policymakers, and managers. Here, we present a comprehensive, structured, and transparent conceptual framework of human wellbeing designed to guide the development of indicators and a complementary social science research agenda for ecosystem-based management. Our framework grew out of an effort to develop social indicators for an integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) of the California Current large marine ecosystem. Drawing from scholarship in international development, anthropology, geography, and political science, we define human wellbeing as a state of being with others and the environment, which arises when human needs are met, when individuals and communities can act meaningfully to pursue their goals, and when individuals and communities enjoy a satisfactory quality of life. We propose four major social science-based constituents of wellbeing: connections, capabilities, conditions, and cross-cutting domains. The latter includes the domains of equity and justice, security, resilience, and sustainability, which may be assessed through cross-cutting analyses of other constituents. We outline a process for identifying policy-relevant attributes of wellbeing that can guide ecosystem assessments. To operationalize the framework, we provide a detailed table of attributes and a large database of available indicators, which may be used to develop measures suited to a variety of management needs and social goals. Finally, we discuss four guidelines for operationalizing human wellbeing measures in ecosystem assessments, including considerations for context, feasibility, indicators and research, and social difference. Developed for the U.S. west coast, the framework may be adapted for other regions, management needs, and scales with appropriate modifications.