Developing indicators for human well-being in an ecosystem-based management context : a case study of Haida Gwaii ...

• Main Author: Kent, Hannah Patterson
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2014
• Subjects: haida
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0167430; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0167430

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) includes both ecological integrity and human well-being, although it is not clear how human well-being should be measured in an EBM context. Despite efforts to view EBM holistically, the human component is often overlooked or reduced to economic indicators that do not capture the full range of values held by the people affected by EBM policies. The purpose of this case study is to explore, in a region recently participating in EBM planning and policy implementation, human well-being indicators of importance to local residents. Haida Gwaii, an island archipelago located approximately 90 km off the coast of British Columbia (B.C.), Canada provides a particularly compelling case study, as the implementation of EBM on Haida Gwaii includes co-management between the Haida Nation and the Province of B.C. Using semi-structured interviews and constructivist grounded theory methodology, I identified seven categories important for human well-being on Haida Gwaii: employment and economic ...