scholarly journals The effects of place meanings and social capital on desired forest management outcomes: A stated preference experiment

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan W. Smith ◽  
Christos Siderelis ◽  
Roger L. Moore ◽  
Dorothy H. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Place Meanings ◽  
Preference Experiment

Do women and providers value the same features of contraceptive products? Results of a best-worst stated preference experiment

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Weisberg ◽  
Deborah Bateson ◽  
Stephanie Knox ◽  
Marion Haas ◽  
Rosalie Viney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stated Preference ◽  
Preference Experiment

scholarly journals Local People’s Participation in Mangrove Restoration Projects and Impacts on Social Capital and Livelihood: A Case Study in the Philippines

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roswin B. Valenzuela ◽  
Youn Yeo-Chang ◽  
Mi Sun Park ◽  
Jung-Nam Chun
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Mangrove Restoration ◽  
The Impact

Participatory forest management has been considered as a practical and effective strategy for sustainable forest management, especially in situations where land tenure is not securely settled. For effective forest restoration, local communities, as the cornerstone of participatory management, should be provided with incentives to facilitate their participation and active role. We postulate that participation in mangrove restoration projects can not only provide financial rewards but also yield intangible benefits for communities, i.e., social capital. The study was conducted in the province of Quezon, Philippines, using face-to-face interviews as the main method for data collection. Regression analyses were undertaken to assess the impact of local community participation in mangrove restoration projects on social capital and its potential benefits to people in terms of access to information and services, which are key components of livelihood. Results revealed that people’s participation in mangrove restoration projects contributes to increasing social capital, consequently improving their access to information and services. Local people’s participation is beneficial to communities, as it can improve their livelihoods.

scholarly journals Community’s social capital in the management of Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fransiskus Xaverius Dako ◽  
RIS HADI PURWANTO ◽  
LIES RAHAYU W. FAIDA ◽  
SUMARDI
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Organizational Network ◽  
South Central ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Survey Approach

Abstract. Dako FX, Purwanto RH, Faida LRW, Sumardi. 2019. Community’s social capital in the management of Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2177-2187. The social capital of the community around Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island is unexplored. In fact, its social capital plays an important role to support sustainable management of the forest viewed from the ability of the community to work together in achieving common goals in groups and organizations. This study aimed to investigate the elements of community’s social capital (i.e. norms, beliefs, and networks) in nine villages located in and around Mutis Timau Protected Forest administratively managed by the Forest Management Unit of South Central Timor District using quantitative survey approach. The result of the study showed that two villages have strong social capital while seven villages have moderate category. Overall, the communities have strong level on the elements of trust in individuals and others, and knowledge and understanding on unwritten rules, but have moderate level on the elements of written rules/regulations, trust in institutions and regulations, organizational network, and participation network. Community participation increases the understanding of written rules, institutional trust and improves the development of social networks (organizational networks and participation) between groups. This results can be used as a reference for the Forest Management Unit of South Central Timor District when developing cooperation with communities that have traditional knowledge and local wisdom through norms, beliefs, and networks in managing and utilizing natural resources in Mutis Timau Protected Forest. Furthermore, the involvement of people with social capital in managing Mutis Timau Protected Forest can maintain forest sustainability and improve community welfare.

scholarly journals Community social capital in supporting biomass development at The Purwakarta Forest Management Unit, West Java

2021 ◽  
Vol 917 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
Surati ◽  
Sylviani ◽  
D Djaenudin ◽  
A D Septina
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Plant Management ◽  
The Social ◽  
Biomass Plant

Abstract Biomass plantations are starting to become an option for developing renewable energy sources. Socio-economic problems related to management regulations, trust, and networks in the biomass energy plantations-developing process need to be resolved. This study aims to determine the capacity of community social capital in supporting the development of biomass plantations. The location of the study was at Purwakarta Forest Management Unit (FMU). Data collection was carried out by observation, household surveys using questionnaires, and Focus Group Discussion. Data were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative method. The results show that, in general, the community has strong social capital in building biomass plant partnerships, especially in the aspect of trust. Farmer’s trust in those who assist in the management of biomass plants is relatively high, namely Perhutani, the farmer group leader, and the community leaders. The farmers will be motivated to develop biomass crops if successful examples exist. The social norms and sanctions for farmers in the biomass plant management at Purwakarta FMU are very low, but the community is still obedient to the social norms. The networking ability of farmers is relatively low, so intensive assistance in developing biomass farming must be improved, either in technical assistance or intensive extension.

Stated-Preference Examination of Location Choice Behavior of Small Retail Firms

1997 ◽  
Vol 1606 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.D. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Location Decisions ◽  
Driving Time ◽  
Minor Road ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Electrical Substation ◽  
Or Manager ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
Preference Experiment

A stated-preference experiment was performed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to examine the nature of various influences on location decisions by various categories of small independent retail firms. A total of 287 completed observations were obtained. In each observation the respondent shop owner or manager was presented with a set of possible shop locations and asked to indicate the order of preference for those locations. These observations were used to estimate the parameter values for a range of alternative utility functions in logit models representing this choice behavior. The results indicate that all the included attributes have significant effects except for the driving time to the nearest electrical substation, which was included as an irrelevant variable to see if the method would indicate it was irrelevant. The results also indicate that the addition of one more competitor nearby is as onerous as an increase in rent of C$127 per month; a switch from a separate location on a minor road to a separate location on a major road is as desirable as a decrease in rent of C$388 per month; a switch from a separate location on a minor road to a mall is as desirable as a decrease in rent of C$665 per month; and an increase in parking charge of C$1 per hour for customers is as onerous as an increase in rent of almost C$200 per month. Some results are novel and others are broadly consistent with findings in other research, which is seen to add credence to the approach used.

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