B H M Elands
Biographic Data
| ID | 5437476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B H M Elands |
| GIVEN NAMES | B H M |
| FAMILY NAME | Elands |
| SIGNATURE | ELANDS B H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wageningen University & Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0233-0751 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 156 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Spiritual values in forest management plans in British Columbia and the Netherlands
Spiritual values are part of major global forest-related policies and strategies for sustainable forest management. Despite ongoing research and current debates, the significance of spiritual values in sustainable forest management in the Global North remains under-theorised. As Forest Management Plans represent an important nexus between policies and practices, this study clarifies the significance of spiritual values in forest management plans.…
"Nature Is Where There Is No Electricity and Wifi": Understanding Children's Connectedness with Nature through Their Images of Nature and Emotional Affinity towards Nature
This study explored nature connectedness among children in a Western context through focus group interviews and open-ended questionnaires with children in four primary schools in The Netherlands. Our study defined nature connectedness as a combination of individuals' images of nature and their emotional affinity towards nature. The results show that most participating children have rather dualistic and human-centered images of nature. Most of the…
Spirituality in Forest Management: A Conceptual Framework for Empirical Research
International forest policies are increasingly recognizing spiritual values as criteria for sustainable forest management. However, knowledge on how spiritual values are articulated in practice is scarce. Because most evidence remains anecdotal, the study of spiritual values in forest management remains unsystematized and under-theorized. Research is complicated by the widely diverging interpretations of the concept of spirituality in relation to…
What's biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks
Gonçalves, P., F. Grilo, R. C. Mendes, K. Vierikko, B. Elands, T. A. Marques, and M. Santos-Reis. 2021. What’s biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks. Ecology and Society 26(3):25. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12598-260325
Relational values of nature: Leverage points for nature policy in Europe
Relational values reflect the qualities of the relationships between humans and nature, such as care, social bonding, place attachment and spiritual meanings. In this perspective article, we argue that understanding relational values is vital for nature conservation, and we identify how incorporation of these values may function as leverage points for achieving more effective nature policy. We discuss the distinctive features of the concept of re…
Mosaic governance for urban green infrastructure: Upscaling active citizenship from a local government perspective
Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN Surge project
Race/Ethnicity in Visual Imagery of Dutch Nature Conservation Organizations
Nature conservation organizations in various Western countries, including the Netherlands, have noted that racial/ethnic minorities compared to Whites are “underparticipating” in recreation in natural areas and in nature conservation practices. Previous research trying to explain (under-)participation by racial/ethnic minorities in outdoor recreation and nature conservation mainly focused on characteristics of racial/ethnic groups. This study arg…
Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: Fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance
Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation
Governing cities reflexively—The biocultural diversity concept as an alternative to ecosystem services
With the aim to embed ecology more forcefully into decision-making, the concept of Ecosystems Services (ES) has gained significant ground among policy-makers and researchers. The increasing recognition of the importance of urban green areas for the quality of life in growing cities has led proponents of ES approaches to argue for an uptake of the approach in urban environmental decision-making. However, the ES approach has been criticized for sta…
An Encounter with One's Deeper Self and Energy: A Phenomenological Study Among Spiritually Engaged Individuals in the Netherlands
Natural environments are the setting for spiritual experiences for people from all over the world. Interpretative phenomenological explorations of such experiences are scarce, even though the method suits the topic. We conducted field interviews with 18 Dutch visitors of a Dutch spiritual festival on how they (1) describe spiritual experiences in natural environments and (2) see the role of different natural attributes in these experiences. Princ…
Experiencing Polar Bears in the Zoo: Feelings and Cognitions in Relation to a Visitor's Conservation Attitude
This article explores which feelings and cognitions are involved in visitor experiences of zoo polar bears and how this experience relates to a visitor's conservation attitude. Data were collected through qualitative interviews with 30 visitors in two Dutch zoos. Most respondents believed that a polar bear belongs in the wild but also acknowledged the conservation function of zoos. A typology of zoo visitor experiences of polar bears was derived …
Policy and management for forest and nature based recreation and tourism
Opinions on legality principles considered in the FLEGT/VPA policy in Ghana and Indonesia
The tourist experience of out-there-ness: Theory and empirical research
Beyond environmental frames: The social representation and cultural resonance of nature in conflicts over a Dutch woodland
Social interactions in urban parks: Stimulating social cohesion?
No wilderness for immigrants: Cultural differences in images of nature and landscape preferences
Landowners’ perspectives on the rural future and the role of forests across Europe
Forests as a mirror of rural conditions; local views on the role of forests across Europe
Forestry and rural development in Europe: An exploration of socio-political discourses
Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: Fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance
Beyond environmental frames: The social representation and cultural resonance of nature in conflicts over a Dutch woodland
Forestry and rural development in Europe: An exploration of socio-political discourses
Governing cities reflexively—The biocultural diversity concept as an alternative to ecosystem services
With the aim to embed ecology more forcefully into decision-making, the concept of Ecosystems Services (ES) has gained significant ground among policy-makers and researchers. The increasing recognition of the importance of urban green areas for the quality of life in growing cities has led proponents of ES approaches to argue for an uptake of the approach in urban environmental decision-making. However, the ES approach has been criticized for sta…
Landowners’ perspectives on the rural future and the role of forests across Europe
Opinions on legality principles considered in the FLEGT/VPA policy in Ghana and Indonesia
Forests as a mirror of rural conditions; local views on the role of forests across Europe
The tourist experience of out-there-ness: Theory and empirical research
Policy and management for forest and nature based recreation and tourism
What's biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks
Gonçalves, P., F. Grilo, R. C. Mendes, K. Vierikko, B. Elands, T. A. Marques, and M. Santos-Reis. 2021. What’s biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks. Ecology and Society 26(3):25. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12598-260325
Race/Ethnicity in Visual Imagery of Dutch Nature Conservation Organizations
Nature conservation organizations in various Western countries, including the Netherlands, have noted that racial/ethnic minorities compared to Whites are “underparticipating” in recreation in natural areas and in nature conservation practices. Previous research trying to explain (under-)participation by racial/ethnic minorities in outdoor recreation and nature conservation mainly focused on characteristics of racial/ethnic groups. This study arg…
Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation
Spiritual values in forest management plans in British Columbia and the Netherlands
Spiritual values are part of major global forest-related policies and strategies for sustainable forest management. Despite ongoing research and current debates, the significance of spiritual values in sustainable forest management in the Global North remains under-theorised. As Forest Management Plans represent an important nexus between policies and practices, this study clarifies the significance of spiritual values in forest management plans.…
Spirituality in Forest Management: A Conceptual Framework for Empirical Research
International forest policies are increasingly recognizing spiritual values as criteria for sustainable forest management. However, knowledge on how spiritual values are articulated in practice is scarce. Because most evidence remains anecdotal, the study of spiritual values in forest management remains unsystematized and under-theorized. Research is complicated by the widely diverging interpretations of the concept of spirituality in relation to…
Forestry and rural development in Europe: An exploration of socio-political discourses
Forests as a mirror of rural conditions; local views on the role of forests across Europe
Landowners’ perspectives on the rural future and the role of forests across Europe
No wilderness for immigrants: Cultural differences in images of nature and landscape preferences
Social interactions in urban parks: Stimulating social cohesion?
Beyond environmental frames: The social representation and cultural resonance of nature in conflicts over a Dutch woodland
Experiencing Polar Bears in the Zoo: Feelings and Cognitions in Relation to a Visitor's Conservation Attitude
This article explores which feelings and cognitions are involved in visitor experiences of zoo polar bears and how this experience relates to a visitor's conservation attitude. Data were collected through qualitative interviews with 30 visitors in two Dutch zoos. Most respondents believed that a polar bear belongs in the wild but also acknowledged the conservation function of zoos. A typology of zoo visitor experiences of polar bears was derived …
Policy and management for forest and nature based recreation and tourism
Opinions on legality principles considered in the FLEGT/VPA policy in Ghana and Indonesia
The tourist experience of out-there-ness: Theory and empirical research
An Encounter with One's Deeper Self and Energy: A Phenomenological Study Among Spiritually Engaged Individuals in the Netherlands
Natural environments are the setting for spiritual experiences for people from all over the world. Interpretative phenomenological explorations of such experiences are scarce, even though the method suits the topic. We conducted field interviews with 18 Dutch visitors of a Dutch spiritual festival on how they (1) describe spiritual experiences in natural environments and (2) see the role of different natural attributes in these experiences. Princ…
Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: Fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance
Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation
Governing cities reflexively—The biocultural diversity concept as an alternative to ecosystem services
With the aim to embed ecology more forcefully into decision-making, the concept of Ecosystems Services (ES) has gained significant ground among policy-makers and researchers. The increasing recognition of the importance of urban green areas for the quality of life in growing cities has led proponents of ES approaches to argue for an uptake of the approach in urban environmental decision-making. However, the ES approach has been criticized for sta…
Race/Ethnicity in Visual Imagery of Dutch Nature Conservation Organizations
Nature conservation organizations in various Western countries, including the Netherlands, have noted that racial/ethnic minorities compared to Whites are “underparticipating” in recreation in natural areas and in nature conservation practices. Previous research trying to explain (under-)participation by racial/ethnic minorities in outdoor recreation and nature conservation mainly focused on characteristics of racial/ethnic groups. This study arg…
Mosaic governance for urban green infrastructure: Upscaling active citizenship from a local government perspective
Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN Surge project
Relational values of nature: Leverage points for nature policy in Europe
Relational values reflect the qualities of the relationships between humans and nature, such as care, social bonding, place attachment and spiritual meanings. In this perspective article, we argue that understanding relational values is vital for nature conservation, and we identify how incorporation of these values may function as leverage points for achieving more effective nature policy. We discuss the distinctive features of the concept of re…
Spirituality in Forest Management: A Conceptual Framework for Empirical Research
International forest policies are increasingly recognizing spiritual values as criteria for sustainable forest management. However, knowledge on how spiritual values are articulated in practice is scarce. Because most evidence remains anecdotal, the study of spiritual values in forest management remains unsystematized and under-theorized. Research is complicated by the widely diverging interpretations of the concept of spirituality in relation to…
What's biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks
Gonçalves, P., F. Grilo, R. C. Mendes, K. Vierikko, B. Elands, T. A. Marques, and M. Santos-Reis. 2021. What’s biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of biodiversity and restorativeness in urban parks. Ecology and Society 26(3):25. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12598-260325
"Nature Is Where There Is No Electricity and Wifi": Understanding Children's Connectedness with Nature through Their Images of Nature and Emotional Affinity towards Nature
This study explored nature connectedness among children in a Western context through focus group interviews and open-ended questionnaires with children in four primary schools in The Netherlands. Our study defined nature connectedness as a combination of individuals' images of nature and their emotional affinity towards nature. The results show that most participating children have rather dualistic and human-centered images of nature. Most of the…
Spiritual values in forest management plans in British Columbia and the Netherlands
Spiritual values are part of major global forest-related policies and strategies for sustainable forest management. Despite ongoing research and current debates, the significance of spiritual values in sustainable forest management in the Global North remains under-theorised. As Forest Management Plans represent an important nexus between policies and practices, this study clarifies the significance of spiritual values in forest management plans.…
Geography (20 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Economics (10 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 works)