Mapping Social Values of the Sigatoka River Estuary, Nadroga‑Navosa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji

Tristan Pearce; Lui Manuel; Javier Leon; Renee Currenti; Matthew Brown; Ilaitia  Ikurisaru; Brendan Doran; Halena Scanlon; James Ford

doi:10.1007/s10745-021-00258-5

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Mapping Social Values of the Sigatoka River Estuary, Nadroga‑Navosa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji

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Mapping Social Values of the Sigatoka River Estuary, Nadroga‑Navosa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji

Tristan Pearce, Lui Manuel, Javier Leon, Renee Currenti, Matthew Brown, Ilaitia Ikurisaru, Brendan Doran, Halena Scanlon and James Ford

Human Ecology, Vol.49, pp.579-594

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-021-00258-5

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Abstract

Environmental impact assessment (EIA)

Cumulative impacts

Public participation geographic information system (PPGIS)

Social values

Sigatoka River Estuary

Viti Levu

Fiji

Biophysical impacts tend to dominate environmental impact assessments (EIA), yet social values of the environment have an important role to play in decision-making. To foster the inclusion of social values in EIA we developed and applied public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) methods to map Fijian social values of the Sigatoka River estuary in Nadroga-Navosa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji, and threats to these values. Mapping interviews with 31 participants reveal that the estuary is valued as a source of food, primarily for subsistence but also for income and is overlayed with intangible sociocultural and spiritual values that are connected to physical locations and/or are virtual in space. Current and potential threats to these values include episodic (e.g., mining) and chronic events (e.g., pollution). We conclude that PPGIS offers an approach to map social values of an environment that are predictive of land use conflict and can be used in EIA to understand the human impacts of a proposed development.

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Title: Mapping Social Values of the Sigatoka River Estuary, Nadroga‑Navosa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji
Authors: Tristan Pearce (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Centre
Lui Manuel (Author) - Department of Environment, Fiji
Javier Leon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Renee Currenti (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Centre
Matthew Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Centre
Ilaitia Ikurisaru (Author) - Department of Environment, Fiji
Brendan Doran (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Centre
Halena Scanlon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
James Ford (Author) - University of Leeds
Publication details: Human Ecology, Vol.49, pp.579-594
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-021-00258-5
ISSN: 1572-9915
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99569308702621
Output Type: Journal article

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