TY - JOUR
T1 - Stewardship, care and relational values
AU - West, Simon
AU - Haider, L. Jamila
AU - Masterson, Vanessa
AU - Enqvist, Johan P.
AU - Svedin, Uno
AU - Tengö, Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Stewardship is a popular term for describing action in pursuit of sustainability. There is growing interest in how relational values, such as care, animate stewardship action. In this paper we develop relational understandings of care in stewardship, in so doing infusing the relational values literature with modes of ‘relational thinking’ increasingly adopted in sustainability science. We use three theoretical perspectives — dwelling, sense of place and biocultural diversity — to articulate three key aspects of relational approaches to care in stewardship: firstly, care as emergent from social-ecological relations, secondly, care as embodied and practiced, and thirdly, care as situated and political. Relational approaches to stewardship research and practice can lead to more nuanced, ethical and effective pathways to sustainability.
AB - Stewardship is a popular term for describing action in pursuit of sustainability. There is growing interest in how relational values, such as care, animate stewardship action. In this paper we develop relational understandings of care in stewardship, in so doing infusing the relational values literature with modes of ‘relational thinking’ increasingly adopted in sustainability science. We use three theoretical perspectives — dwelling, sense of place and biocultural diversity — to articulate three key aspects of relational approaches to care in stewardship: firstly, care as emergent from social-ecological relations, secondly, care as embodied and practiced, and thirdly, care as situated and political. Relational approaches to stewardship research and practice can lead to more nuanced, ethical and effective pathways to sustainability.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050317306&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.008
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85050317306
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 35
SP - 30
EP - 38
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
ER -