Understanding Conceptions of ‘Nature’ for Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorFehnker L
dc.contributor.authorPearson D
dc.contributor.authorHowland P
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T00:11:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-03T04:55:15Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T00:11:29Z
dc.date.available2023-11-03T04:55:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractEmpirical research that inductively investigates lay conceptions of ‘nature’ is scarce, despite global environmental narratives around sustainability calling for humans to have harmonious relationships with ‘nature’. This paper presents inductive research that attends to the empirical knowledge gap by exploring how respondents self-reportedly conceive ‘nature’ using Auckland, New Zealand as a case study. Results suggested that conceptions of ‘nature’ within the respondent group are diverse and range across 17 themes. Most commonly, respondents conceived ‘nature’ as being something that neither humans nor human influence or activities are a part of. This finding is consistent with what has been found by previous deductive research approaches to understanding conceptions of ‘nature’. However, this research provides a deeper understanding by identifying that respondents form associations with over 60 ‘aspects’ of ‘nature’. By highlighting the complexity of ‘nature’ from a human perspective and being able to identify significant components of ‘nature’ that people associate with, this study not only provides valuable insight for environmental management in the New Zealand study site, but also has potential to support improved management of human–nature interactions that can have a more targeted impact towards achieving sustainability goals at the global scale.
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dc.format.extent357-373
dc.identifier.citationFehnker L, Pearson D, Howland PJ. (2021). Understanding Conceptions of ‘Nature’ for Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Earth (Switzerland). 2. 3. (pp. 357-373).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/earth2030021
dc.identifier.eissn2673-4834
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69019
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.relation.isPartOfEarth (Switzerland)
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleUnderstanding Conceptions of ‘Nature’ for Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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