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Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru

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Title Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru
 
Creator Cruz, Mariana
Quiróz, R.
Herrero, Mario T.
 
Subject ENVIRONMENT
ECOSYSTEMS
GRASSLANDS
 
Description People’s perceptions of their environment
in high mountain rangelands ultimately
affect the fragile ecosystems on which
they depend, and thus their welfare. This is
especially true in developing countries,
where the livelihoods of people living in such ecosystems depend on grazing
livestock. The present study, conducted in the central mountain region of Peru, used photographs and Q methodology to investigate the criteria and preferences that shepherds and local administrators apply in making
grazing management decisions. The results showed 2 different sets of criteria and preferences. In the first set of preferences the condition of the grassland, particularly
the height of the vegetation, was the main criterion. In the second set, the color of the vegetation was the key criterion. We discuss implications for the further use of this methodology.
 
Date 2010-06-08T17:09:33Z
2010-06-08T17:09:33Z
2007-05-02
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Cruz, M.; Quiroz, R.; Herrero, M. 2007. Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru. Mountain Research and Development. 27(2): 146-152
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1828
 
Language en
 
Source Mountain Research and Development