Gender differences in land-use decisions: Shaping multifunctional landscapes?

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

128

Last Page

133

Publication Date

2-1-2014

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. © 2013 The Authors.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.015

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Land use—Decision making—Sex differences

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