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| Article Title | Gender differences in land-use decisions: shaping multifunctional landscapes? | | Author | Grace B.Villamor, Meine van Noordwijk, Utkur Djanibekov, Ma. Elena Chiong-Javier and Delia Catacutan | | Year | 2014 | | Journal Title | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability | | Institution | Elsevier B.V. | | Volume | 6 | | Pages | 128-133 | | Call Number | JA0511-14 |
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| 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. |
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