Photovoice for mobilizing insights on human well-being in complex social-ecological systems: case studies from Kenya and South Africa

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 13
• Main Authors: Masterson, Vanessa A., Mahajan, Shauna L., Tengö, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Behavior; Case studies; coproduction of knowledge; Ecological monitoring; Ecological research; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Ethics; human well-being; Inequality; Kenya; Knowledge; Local knowledge; Machine learning; Marine protected areas; Migration; Mobilization; Participation; Photography; Poverty; poverty alleviation; Protected areas; Rural areas; Rural urban migration; Services; social-ecological system; Social-ecological systems; South Africa; Sustainability; Systems; transdisciplinary research; Translation; Kenya; South Africa

The value of diverse perspectives in social-ecological systems research and transdisciplinarity is well recognized. Human well-being and how it is derived from dynamic ecosystems is one area where local knowledge and perspectives are critical for designing interventions for sustainable pathways out...