Civic Ecology Uplifts Low-Income Communities, Improves Ecosystem Services and Well-Being, and Strengthens Social Cohesion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.1.1. Socio-Economic Characteristic
2.1.2. Bio-Physical Characteristics
2.2. Case Study: Wise Ways Water Care Programme
2.3. Identifying Values and Perceptions of the WWWC Programme
2.3.1. Focus Group Meetings, Workshops, and Interviews
2.3.2. Surveys
2.3.3. Site Visits
2.3.4. Social–Ecological System Workshops with Beneficiaries
2.4. Identifying Ecosystem Services Used and Valued
3. Results
3.1. Perceived Ecological, Health, Safety, and Socio-Economic Benefits from Civic Ecology Interventions
3.2. Nature and Ecosystem Services Enhanced by Civic Ecology Interventions
3.3. Ecosystem Services Uses and Values
4. Discussion
4.1. Civic Ecology Contributes to Social–Ecological System Benefits and Ecosystem Service Protection and Enhancement
4.2. Civic Ecology Provides Opportunities for Social Cohesion and Personal Development
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Davids, R.; Rouget, M.; Burger, M.; Mahood, K.; Ditlhale, N.; Slotow, R. Civic Ecology Uplifts Low-Income Communities, Improves Ecosystem Services and Well-Being, and Strengthens Social Cohesion. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031300
Davids R, Rouget M, Burger M, Mahood K, Ditlhale N, Slotow R. Civic Ecology Uplifts Low-Income Communities, Improves Ecosystem Services and Well-Being, and Strengthens Social Cohesion. Sustainability. 2021; 13(3):1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031300
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavids, Rashieda, Mathieu Rouget, Margaret Burger, Kirsten Mahood, Ntswaki Ditlhale, and Rob Slotow. 2021. "Civic Ecology Uplifts Low-Income Communities, Improves Ecosystem Services and Well-Being, and Strengthens Social Cohesion" Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031300