Looking at the landscape through local lenses: Integrating community values and variation in indicators of sustainability

Rhoades, Robert E.Bontoya, E.Flora, G.Nazarea, Virginia2016-04-192016-04-192001SANREM CRSP Research Brief 2001 no. 650_nazarea.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65451This brief illustrates an innovative tool that enables researchers to elicit culturally relevant indicators, many of which are non-monetary and non-material. But it also shows how qualitative parameters can be quantified for evaluative and comparative purposes. The analysis of quantified data makes it possible to unveil and reflect underlying patterns of intracultural diversity in environmental assessments.application/pdfen-USSocial impactsResearch planningEthnicity/raceEnvironmental impactsQuality of lifeSustainabilityLocal knowledgeSurvey research methodsDiversityGenderEnvironmental monitoringCultural relevanceAgeEthnoecologyThe PhilippinesManupali watershedNorthern mindanaoThematic apperception test (tat)Intra-cultural variationWatershedLooking at the landscape through local lenses: Integrating community values and variation in indicators of sustainabilityTechnical report