Adapting Human Well-being Frameworks for Ecosystem Service Assessments across Diverse Landscapes

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dc.contributorVirginia Techen
dc.contributor.authorVillamagna, Amy M.en
dc.contributor.authorGiesecke, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessed2014-05-12en
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-14T14:17:19Zen
dc.date.available2014-05-14T14:17:19Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.description.abstractThere is broad support for the notion that ecosystem services influence human well-being (HWB), however, the means to measure such an effect are elusive. Measures of HWB are commonly used within the fields of psychology, economics, and international development, but thus far have not been integrated fully into ecosystem service assessments. We examine the multidimensional nature of HWB and discuss the need for a robust framework that captures its complex relationship with ecosystem services. We review several well-known HWB indices and describe the adaptation of two frameworks-the Economist Intelligence Unit's Quality of Life Index and the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework-to evaluate county-level HWB within the Albemarle-Pamlico Basin (Virginia and North Carolina, USA) using a stakeholder-engaged approach. We present maps of HWB that illustrate the results of both frameworks, discuss the feedback from stakeholders that guided indicator and data selection, and examine the observed differences in HWB throughout the basin. We conclude with suggestions for enhancing the role of ecosystem services in HWB indices.en
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Geological Survey's National Aquatic Gap Analysis Programen
dc.identifier.citationVillamagna, A., and C. Giesecke. 2014. Adapting human well-being frameworks for ecosystem service assessments across diverse landscapes. Ecology and Society 19(1): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-06173-190111en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5751/es-06173-190111en
dc.identifier.issn1708-3087en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/47998en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol19/iss1/art11/en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherResilience Allianceen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectalbemarle-pamlico basinen
dc.subjectecosystem servicesen
dc.subjecthuman well-beingen
dc.subjectqualityen
dc.subjectof lifeen
dc.subjectquality-of-lifeen
dc.subjectecologyen
dc.subjectenvironmental studiesen
dc.titleAdapting Human Well-being Frameworks for Ecosystem Service Assessments across Diverse Landscapesen
dc.title.serialEcology and Societyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden

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