Defining indicators which make sense to local people: Intra-cultural variation in perceptions of natural resources

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dc.contributor.authorNazarea, Virginiaen
dc.contributor.authorRhoades, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.authorBontoya, E.en
dc.contributor.authorFlora, G.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialManupali Watersheden
dc.coverage.spatialNorthern Mindanaoen
dc.coverage.spatialThe Philippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:08:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:08:16Zen
dc.date.issued1998en
dc.description.abstractThis article presents a method and a case study based on an applied ethnoecology approach and utilizing an adaptation of the Thematic Apperception Test. Pictures of scenes around the Manupali watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines, were used to elicit 51 informants'perceptions and assessments of different environmental features and agricultural practices. Informants' stories were scored based on dominant themes to identify indicators of sustainability and quality of life that are relevant for different ethnic, gender and age groups. These contextually sensitive indicators, the authors conclude, differ significantly from externally defined indicators and vary systematically as a function of socioeconomic and sociodemographic parameters. Taking culturally relevant indicators into consideration can help shape development trajectories that local people can identify with and benefit from in the short-and long-term.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier51en
dc.identifier.citationHuman Organization 57(2): 159-170en
dc.identifier.issn0093-2914en
dc.identifier.other51_DefiningIndicators_MakeThisNewLink.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65462en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBoston, Mass.: Society for Applied Anthropologyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 1998 by the Society for Applied Anthropologyen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSocial impactsen
dc.subjectResearch planningen
dc.subjectEthnicity/raceen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectSurvey research methodsen
dc.subjectDiversityen
dc.subjectEnvironmental monitoringen
dc.subjectCultural relevanceen
dc.subjectAgeen
dc.subjectEthnoecologyen
dc.subjectThe Philippinesen
dc.subjectManupali watersheden
dc.subjectNorthern mindanaoen
dc.subjectThematic apperception test (tat)en
dc.subjectIntra-cultural variationen
dc.subjectWatersheden
dc.titleDefining indicators which make sense to local people: Intra-cultural variation in perceptions of natural resourcesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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