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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2380856 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Ecosystems and People |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 13 Aug 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Keywords
- dependence, human-nature relationships, literature review, network, Nitrogen cycle, qualitative
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
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In: Ecosystems and People, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2380856, 31.12.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring human-nature relationships in academic literature on the nitrogen cycle
AU - West, Bede
AU - Bauer, Maximilian
AU - Chalkiadakis, Charis
AU - Dendoncker, Nicolas
AU - González-Martínez, Tanya M.
AU - Mascarenhas, André
AU - Leucci, Francesca
AU - Phillips, Benjamin B.
AU - Ploumi, Konstantina Tania
AU - Rodriguez, Carolina
AU - Vandewalle, Marie
AU - Washbourne, Carla-Leanne
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024/8/13
Y1 - 2024/8/13
N2 - The nitrogen (N) cycle is a familiar concept. As is the much simplified, often diagrammatic, representation commonly used to illustrate the scale, importance and interconnectedness of this global cycle that links air, water, rocks and living beings. However, in this representation, humans are often presented as a seemingly minor entity or not explicitly shown at all. This can obscure the idea that humanity is both a direct beneficiary of the nitrogen cycle (through food and resources) and an increasingly significant influence on its function. This study sought to understand how diverse Human-Nature relationships (HNR) are expressed in recent academic literature on the nitrogen cycle. A sample of peer-reviewed literature, containing explicit and inferred examples of HNR and the nitrogen cycle, was analysed using two approaches: 1) network analysis, identifying and illustrating all quantifiable links made between components of the nitrogen cycle, and 2) content analysis to understand how different kinds of terminology were being used to describe relationships between components in the cycle. The network analysis revealed diverse links between ‘human’ and ‘non-human nature’. The content analysis found some explicit use of relational terms, most commonly ‘depend*’. Both approaches highlighted strongly reciprocal links within the ‘human’ realm and the explicit centrality in which this is held across the corpus. We demonstrate the utility of combining quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand nuanced relationships in the nitrogen cycle and explore the utility this has to increase the acknowledgement and appreciation of HNR in science communication and science-policy interface work.
AB - The nitrogen (N) cycle is a familiar concept. As is the much simplified, often diagrammatic, representation commonly used to illustrate the scale, importance and interconnectedness of this global cycle that links air, water, rocks and living beings. However, in this representation, humans are often presented as a seemingly minor entity or not explicitly shown at all. This can obscure the idea that humanity is both a direct beneficiary of the nitrogen cycle (through food and resources) and an increasingly significant influence on its function. This study sought to understand how diverse Human-Nature relationships (HNR) are expressed in recent academic literature on the nitrogen cycle. A sample of peer-reviewed literature, containing explicit and inferred examples of HNR and the nitrogen cycle, was analysed using two approaches: 1) network analysis, identifying and illustrating all quantifiable links made between components of the nitrogen cycle, and 2) content analysis to understand how different kinds of terminology were being used to describe relationships between components in the cycle. The network analysis revealed diverse links between ‘human’ and ‘non-human nature’. The content analysis found some explicit use of relational terms, most commonly ‘depend*’. Both approaches highlighted strongly reciprocal links within the ‘human’ realm and the explicit centrality in which this is held across the corpus. We demonstrate the utility of combining quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand nuanced relationships in the nitrogen cycle and explore the utility this has to increase the acknowledgement and appreciation of HNR in science communication and science-policy interface work.
KW - dependence
KW - human-nature relationships
KW - literature review
KW - network
KW - Nitrogen cycle
KW - qualitative
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U2 - 10.1080/26395916.2024.2380856
DO - 10.1080/26395916.2024.2380856
M3 - Article
VL - 20
JO - Ecosystems and People
JF - Ecosystems and People
SN - 2639-5908
IS - 1
M1 - 2380856
ER -