Ecosystem Services and Cultural Values as Building Blocks for ‘The Good life’. A Case Study in the Community of Røst, Lofoten Islands, Norway

• Published in: Ecological Economics
• Main Authors: Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter, Linnell, John Durrus, Gomez-Baggethun, Erik, Lindhjem, Henrik, Thomassen, Jørn, Chan, Kai M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: VDP::Økonomi: 210; VDP::Economics: 210; Lofoten; Norway; Røst; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2487528; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.05.003

We examined the contribution of natural capital and social capital through the notion of cultural ecosystem services to shaping human well-being in the fishing community of Røst in the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. Through ethnographic observations, in-depth interviews, and a participatory sce...