Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7462940 | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
While decision-making processes of land managers drive land-use change and affect the provision of ecosystems services, there is no concrete understanding of whether gender specificity in decision-making influences the multifunctionality of landscapes. We distinguish eleven elements in a typical management cycle. In reviewing the literature, we found apparent gaps on gendered knowledge, preferences, risk taking and access to innovation in land-use decision making. Male and female responses in the adoption of agroforestry practices and other investment opportunities reflect differing exposure to and perceptions of risk. Innovative approaches such as agent-based models and role-playing games are currently applied to study gendered behavior in land-use decisions. These approaches can assist researchers to explicitly and empirically compare potentially self-reinforcing behaviors or feedback loops with local impacts on ecosystem services.
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Authors
Grace B Villamor, Meine van Noordwijk, Utkur Djanibekov, Ma Elena Chiong-Javier, Delia Catacutan,