Sense of place and attitudes towards future generations for conservation of coastal areas in the Satoumi of Japan
Sense of place and attitudes towards future generations for conservation of coastal areas in the Satoumi of Japan
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日本里海沿海地区保护的地方感和对子孙后代的态度
DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2017.02.041
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Takuro Uehara
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作者：
R. Sakurai;Takahiro Ota;Takuro Uehara
为了可持续地管理沿海地区和保护沿海生物多样性，当地居民和其他利益攸关方的参与不可或缺。在日本佐藤美的沿海地区，生物多样性和产量通过人类的参与而增加，由于渔民数量减少，参与式管理已成为当务之急。此前的研究发现，人们的地域感可能会影响他们保护沿海地区的意愿。与此同时，代际公平--当代和子孙后代在可持续利用自然资源方面的关系--已成为环境伦理的重要组成部分。我们在日本的两个研究地点进行了一项调查，以了解当地居民的地域感如何影响他们对后代保护沿海生物多样性的态度。结构方程模型(SEM)表明，在西方国家得到检验的地点感概念框架在不同的文化背景下(日本)具有效度和可靠性。此外，扫描电子显微镜显示，生物物理变量(例如，“我认为拥有沿海地区的生物多样性是件好事”)对居民对子孙后代的态度影响最大，这意味着同意生物物理陈述的受访者，例如那些对生物多样性持积极态度的受访者，更有可能希望为子孙后代保护海岸。然而，在一项研究中，政治经济变量(例如，我愿意投入我的时间和精力让沿海地区变得更好)对居民对子孙后代的态度产生了负面影响，这意味着那些目前愿意从事某些行为的受访者不太可能想要为子孙后代保留该地区。我们的结果为促进人们在沿海地区保护方面对子孙后代的态度提供了有益的见解。例如，环境教育计划可以侧重于提高居民对沿海地区生物特征的兴趣，这反过来将培养为子孙后代保护这些地区的意愿。
To sustainably manage coastal areas and conserve coastal biodiversity, the participation of local residents and other stakeholders is indispensable. In the coastal areas of the Satoumi in Japan, where biodiversity and production have increased through human involvement, participatory management has become an urgent matter because of a reduced number of fishermen. Previous studies have identified that people's sense of place could affect their willingness to conserve the coastal area. Meanwhile, intergenerational equity—the relationship between current and future generations in terms of sustainably utilizing natural resources—has become an important component of environmental ethics. We conducted a survey in two study sites in Japan to understand how local residents' sense of place could affect their attitudes towards future generations regarding conserving coastal biodiversity. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that the conceptual framework of sense of place, which is well tested in Western countries, had validity and reliability in a different cultural setting (Japan). Moreover, SEM showed that the Biophysical variable (e.g., “I think it is good to have coastal area biodiversity”) had the strongest effect on residents' attitudes towards future generations, meaning respondents who agreed with biophysical statements, such as those who had positive attitudes towards biodiversity more likely wanted to preserve the coast for future generations. However, in one study site, the Political-economic variable (e.g., “I am willing to invest my time and effort to make the coastal area a better place”) had a negative effect on residents' attitudes towards future generations, meaning those respondents who had willingness to engage in certain behaviors at the moment were less likely to want to preserve the area for future generations. Our results provide instructive insights for promoting people's attitudes towards future generations in terms of coastal area conservation. For example, environmental education programs could focus on increasing residents' interest in the biological features of the coastal areas, which in turn would foster a willingness to conserve these areas for future generations.