CHAPTER: Values and human interrelationships ...

Values and human interrelationships with nature.

January 2016

Davidson-Hunt IJ, Suich H, Meijer SS, Olsen N 2016. Values and human interrelationships with nature. In: People in nature: Valuing the diversity of interrelationships between people and nature. Paracchini ML, Zingari, P.C., Blasi, C. ed. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union.

ABSTRACT

This chapter looks at how ‘value’ and values are defined and categorised, and whether different ways of looking at values can contribute to a better understanding of how humans relate to nature and make decisions about how they use and manage nature. It addresses three key topics – definitions of value, categorisations of value (as anthropocentric or non-anthropocentric), and different perspectives that provide insights into types of value. The chapter also provides recommendations about the contribution of different perspectives to the values considered in PiN assessments and programmes.