Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-09 DOI:10.1080/15487733.2022.2100128

Thea Xenia Wiesli, T. Hammer, F. Knaus

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Abstract Biosphere reserves and nature parks are protected areas that aim to combine nature conservation with human-development goals. These areas provide ideal environments for promoting and testing sustainable ways of living. The goal of this study was to determine how park management can best contribute to the quality of life of residents. The article presents the results of a survey in Switzerland of 2,409 residents of a biosphere reserve and two regional nature parks on the provision of quality of life. The results indicate that the quality of life in the parks is generally high. The identified dimensions that constitute this quality of life, their perceived importance, and the needs expressed by residents suggest that park management can help to increase and safeguard extant conditions by offering activities that improve health, social relations, and sustainable mobility. Awareness of how park management can contribute to the quality of life of park residents sustainably enables the setting of new priorities that have joint outputs that can be positive for both nature and people.

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提高生物圈保护区和自然公园居民的生活质量:来自瑞士的管理建议

生物圈保护区和自然公园是将自然保护与人类发展目标相结合的保护区。这些地区为推广和测试可持续的生活方式提供了理想的环境。本研究的目的是确定公园管理如何最好地促进居民的生活质量。本文介绍了在瑞士对一个生物圈保护区和两个区域自然公园的2409名居民进行的关于生活质量的调查结果。结果表明，公园居民的生活质量总体较高。已确定的构成这种生活质量的维度，其感知到的重要性以及居民表达的需求表明，公园管理可以通过提供改善健康、社会关系和可持续流动性的活动来帮助增加和保护现有条件。意识到公园管理如何可持续地为公园居民的生活质量做出贡献，可以设定新的优先事项，这些优先事项具有对自然和人类都有利的联合产出。

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.