Journal article
Love of the land: Social-ecological connectivity of rural landholders
Journal of Rural Studies, Vol.51, pp.37-52
2017
Abstract
Understanding how landholders relate to the land and water they manage is crucial to sustainable natural resource management policy and practice. This study focuses on the relationship that rural landholders, both producers and rural lifestylers, have with their land and waterways, to provide insight into a social-ecological dynamic that contributes to social resilience. Mixed qualitative methods of semi-structured interviews and photovoice are used to examine stewardship; place attachment and constituent components of affective, functional and cognitive connection; as well as sense of community, through a case study in the Mary River valley in South-east Queensland Australia. Powerful visual images from participant-derived photos illustrate rural landholders' views of the interwined connections of landscapes and communities and their 'love of the land'. The study thus expands the breadth of methods used in investigating place attachment. It contributes to the theoretical understanding of how the integrated nature of stewardship, place and community build and maintain social resilience. Understanding landholder relationships and motivations as part of a social-ecological system can enable better targeting of land management support.
Details
- Title
- Love of the land: Social-ecological connectivity of rural landholders
- Authors
- Claudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawTanzi E Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawChristine L Jacobson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Journal of Rural Studies, Vol.51, pp.37-52
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.01.012
- ISSN
- 0743-0167
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450513002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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