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Governance and social equity
12. Rights in relation to land/water and other natural resource management
13. Community-based landscape/seascape governance
14. Social capital in the form of cooperation across the landscape/seascape
15. Social equity (including gender equity)
Livelihoods and well-being
16. Socioeconomic infrastructure
17. Human health and environmental conditions
18. Income diversity
19. Biodiversity-based livelihoods
20. Socio-ecological mobility
Each of the 20 indicators listed above is provided in the toolkit publication
(UNU-IAS et al. 2014) with a description, examples where appropriate, a question
to be asked in assessing the indicator, explanations of high and low scores, and
additional discussion questions where appropriate. The indicators are intended to be
scored by individual participants first, then collectively among all participants, on a
scale from 1 to 5, with 1 meaning the situation is least likely to be conducive to
resilience, and 5 meaning the most favorable situation. For example, for the first
indicator, “landscape/seascape diversity,” a score of 1 would mean an extremely low
level of diversity of natural ecosystems and land uses in the landscape or seascape,
while a score of 5 would indicate high diversity, considered likely to contribute to
resilience. In many cases, the temporal trend of the indicator may also be assessed,
indicating whether the situation is perceived to be improving, deteriorating, or
unchanging.
While anyone can use these indicators in whatever way and for whatever purpose
they like, the process presented in the toolkit publication is a community-based
resilience assessment workshop, which allows for an interactive and participatory
process for community members to understand and discuss resilience. In these
workshops, a representative group of landscape or seascape residents along with
any other relevant stakeholders, with as broad as possible representation in order to
ensure equity and diversity of voices, is invited to take part. The procedure of the
workshop may vary depending on the purpose and intended outcomes of using the
indicators. Generally, the agenda should include: an introduction to key concepts;
explanation of the purpose of the workshop; exercises such as community mapping
and/or creating historical timelines; scoring of the indicators themselves; and discussion of the results of the scoring. This process not only collects community
members’ opinions, but gives them a chance to consider the shape and conditions of
their own landscapes and seascapes, and understand concepts and topics such as
“biodiversity” and “resilience.” These concepts may be more commonly used in
academic or policymaking circles than among community members on the ground,
but are important for all participants to understand in order to have an assessment
that is accurate and based on common understanding. The dialogue that takes place
during the assessment can reveal rich information on how stakeholders view their
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Governance and social equity
12. Rights in relation to land/water and other natural resource management
13. Community-based landscape/seascape governance
14. Social capital in the form of cooperation across the landscape/seascape
15. Social equity (including gender equity)
Livelihoods and well-being
16. Socioeconomic infrastructure
17. Human health and environmental conditions
18. Income diversity
19. Biodiversity-based livelihoods
20. Socio-ecological mobility
Each of the 20 indicators listed above is provided in the toolkit publication
(UNU-IAS et al. 2014) with a description, examples where appropriate, a question
to be asked in assessing the indicator, explanations of high and low scores, and
additional discussion questions where appropriate. The indicators are intended to be
scored by individual participants first, then collectively among all participants, on a
scale from 1 to 5, with 1 meaning the situation is least likely to be conducive to
resilience, and 5 meaning the most favorable situation. For example, for the first
indicator, “landscape/seascape diversity,” a score of 1 would mean an extremely low
level of diversity of natural ecosystems and land uses in the landscape or seascape,
while a score of 5 would indicate high diversity, considered likely to contribute to
resilience. In many cases, the temporal trend of the indicator may also be assessed,
indicating whether the situation is perceived to be improving, deteriorating, or
unchanging.
While anyone can use these indicators in whatever way and for whatever purpose
they like, the process presented in the toolkit publication is a community-based
resilience assessment workshop, which allows for an interactive and participatory
process for community members to understand and discuss resilience. In these
workshops, a representative group of landscape or seascape residents along with
any other relevant stakeholders, with as broad as possible representation in order to
ensure equity and diversity of voices, is invited to take part. The procedure of the
workshop may vary depending on the purpose and intended outcomes of using the
indicators. Generally, the agenda should include: an introduction to key concepts;
explanation of the purpose of the workshop; exercises such as community mapping
and/or creating historical timelines; scoring of the indicators themselves; and discussion of the results of the scoring. This process not only collects community
members’ opinions, but gives them a chance to consider the shape and conditions of
their own landscapes and seascapes, and understand concepts and topics such as
“biodiversity” and “resilience.” These concepts may be more commonly used in
academic or policymaking circles than among community members on the ground,
but are important for all participants to understand in order to have an assessment
that is accurate and based on common understanding. The dialogue that takes place
during the assessment can reveal rich information on how stakeholders view their
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