Structural equation modeling reveals decoupling of ecological and self-perceived outcomes in a garden box social-ecological system.

ABSTRACT: It is well known that green urban commons enhance mental and physical well-being and improve local biodiversity. We aim to investigate how these outcomes are related in an urban system and which variables are associated with better outcomes. We model the outcomes of an urban common-box gardening-by applying the Social-Ecological Systems (SES) framework. We expand the SES framework by analyzing it from the perspective of social evolution theory. The system was studied empirically through field inventories and questionnaires and modeled quantitatively by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This method offers powerful statistical models of complex social-ecological systems. Our results show that objectively evaluated ecological outcomes and self-perceived outcomes are decoupled: gardening gro

SUBMITTER: Tuominen LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature