Utilizing relational values to investigate a federally administered soil conservation programme in the US Northwest

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ID7366464
AuthorsTimothy Pape (0000-0002-3735-289X, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume10
Issue1
Pages106-118
Publication date2023-02-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2023.2168565
OpenAlexW4319314584
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited23

Federal conservation programmes compensate property owners and farmers for sustained land-use practices which generate ecosystem services, yet enrolling participants can be a challenge. This paper studies that challenge in order to understand what values drive enrolment patterns in the Columbia River basin in the US Northwest, a region designated as a Critical Conservation Area by the US Department of Agriculture. Utilizing a relational values framework, the dynamics of the federally administered Conservation Reserve Program are explored. Findings are revealed through qualitative coding and analysis of semi-structured interviews and visual artefacts from programme participants, government employees and university-affiliated extension knowledge holders. This study concludes that five key relational values inform enrolment in this region beyond monetary reasons: stewardship, care, kinship, responsibility and identity. This paper posits that integrating information regarding relational values into federally administered conservation programmes may lead to more resilient and sustainable social–ecological systems

Agriculture · Business · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Soil conservation · Stewardship (theology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Organic Food and Agriculture

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