Environmental valuation and knowledge production in Swedish marine and water management
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Swedish marine and water management, guided by the Ecosystem Approach (EA), often links ecological value directly to economic benefit. This approach prioritizes quantifiable, monetizable values, potentially hindering a balanced realization of environmental goals.
Area Of Science
- Environmental Science
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)
- Environmental Ethics
Background
- The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) implements an Ecosystem Approach (EA) for aquatic resource management.
- SwAM faces challenges in balancing conservation, restoration, and sustainable use with knowledge production and valuation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze how environmental valuation and knowledge production influence Swedish marine and water management.
- To investigate SwAM's operationalization of values within its management strategies and action plans.
Main Methods
- Case study analysis focusing on seals, recreational fishing, and aquaculture in Sweden.
- Application of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Environmental Ethics perspectives.
- Examination of how SwAM translates ecological functions into measurable indicators.
Main Results
- SwAM's EA implementation integrates ecological value with economic benefit, translating ecological functions into quantifiable indicators.
- Scientific knowledge is shaped by governance prioritizing quantification, standardization, and economic utility.
- The current framework favors instrumental and monetizable environmental values over a plurality of values.
Conclusions
- The pursuit of 'balance' within the EA is questioned when environmental worth is equated with economic outcomes.
- Achieving ecological balance may require moving beyond anthropocentric governance and instrumental valuation.
- Developing epistemologies that recognize non-instrumental values of nature is crucial for future environmental management.
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