Designing natural capital conservation strategies to enhance human well-being related to coastal ecosystem services

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20489
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 64040:Social-ecological systems-related
• Research Institution: Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute (2020-2022); Kyoto University (2019)
• Principal Investigator: Hori Juri 滋賀県琵琶湖環境科学研究センター, 総合解析部門, 研究員 (90744756)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: well-being / 福利 / 持続可能性科学 / 環境配慮行動 / 社会・生態システムアプローチ / 自然環境保全 / 主観的幸福感

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In designing a better connection between nature (coastal areas) and humans (society) and to realize a sustainable community that coexists with coastal regions, it is essential to understand human well-being related to coastal ecosystem services. This is because the psychological aspect of "well-being" is a factor that arouses and sustains human behavior and emotions. This study establishes a method to evaluate human well-being related to ecosystem services and compare regional characteristics to clarify the structure of well-being and its variation factors. Additionally, to discuss conservation strategies based on analyzing the relationship between coastal areas and human society.

Free Research Field

社会心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで困難とされてきた生態系サービスから享受する人間の福利（human well-being）を定量評価する手法を「水産・海洋分野」において開発を試みた本研究成果の学術的意義は高く、沿岸域から享受する福利をもとに人間社会が沿岸域に対してどのように投資していくべきかという、延長線上にあるべきプロセスに迫る本研究は、沿岸域の社会・生態ステムに関する研究事例としても社会的意義が大きいと考えられる。