title: The relationship between well-being and wildfire

authors: Kaval, Pamela

subjects: well-being evaluation method

abstract: In this study, the well-being evaluation method, a technique for measuring individual utility, was used to study how people in the wildland urban interface of Colorado (USA) felt about their lives before and after two hypothetical wildfire scenarios. Variables such as age, family size, fire frequency, and property value were found to affect initial well-being levels. However, if a wildfire were to occur, many variables that initially affected well-being were no longer significant. It was found that after wildfire, the frequency of wildfire occurrence became the most important influence on well-being. These results have several implications for wildfire managers. First, the well-being of Colorado wildland urban interface residents would be enhanced by a reduction in the frequency of high-intensity wildfires. Secondly, an extremely high percentage of respondents were in favor of prescribed burning. Therefore, the reduction of high-intensity fires could not only be accomplished by conducting a rotation of prescribed fires, but that prescribed burning would be accepted by the public living in the wildland urban interface.

text: The relationship between well-being and wildfire In this study, the well-being evaluation method, a technique for measuring individual utility, was used to study how people in the wildland urban interface of Colorado (USA) felt about their lives before and after two hypothetical wildfire scenarios. Variables such as age, family size, fire frequency, and property value were found to affect initial well-being levels. However, if a wildfire were to occur, many variables that initially affected well-being were no longer significant. It was found that after wildfire, the frequency of wildfire occurrence became the most important influence on well-being. These results have several implications for wildfire managers. First, the well-being of Colorado wildland urban interface residents would be enhanced by a reduction in the frequency of high-intensity wildfires. Secondly, an extremely high percentage of respondents were in favor of prescribed burning. Therefore, the reduction of high-intensity fires could not only be accomplished by conducting a rotation of prescribed fires, but that prescribed burning would be accepted by the public living in the wildland urban interface.

year: 2006-10

title: Geografias do Corpo, Amor e Desejo: Uma Entrevista com Lynda Johnston (Geographies of the Body, Love and Desire: An Interview with Lynda Johnston)

authors: Maria Silva, Joseli

abstract: Lynda  Johnston’s  scientific  trajectory  has  impacted  the  global human geography, Brazil included. For some time, this geographer has  influenced  the  research  developed  by  the  Group  of  territorial studies at the State University of Ponta Grossa. Therefore,interviewing this important, geographer, feminist and queer rsearcher  is  a  great  honor  for  our  group. We  are  honored  to  haveher with us at the Revista Latino­-americana de Geografia e Gênero (Geography  and  Gender  Latin American  Journal),  not  only  for  her capability  and  contribution  to  the  development  of  geography,  but also for admiring her being and way of acting for the dismantling of social inequalities and hierarchies. The combination of her intellectual  competence  and sensitive  and humanitarian character makes Lynda Johnston one of the brightest minds in the contemporary human geography.

text: Geografias do Corpo, Amor e Desejo: Uma Entrevista com Lynda Johnston (Geographies of the Body, Love and Desire: An Interview with Lynda Johnston) Lynda  Johnston’s  scientific  trajectory  has  impacted  the  global human geography, Brazil included. For some time, this geographer has  influenced  the  research  developed  by  the  Group  of  territorial studies at the State University of Ponta Grossa. Therefore,interviewing this important, geographer, feminist and queer rsearcher  is  a  great  honor  for  our  group. We  are  honored  to  haveher with us at the Revista Latino­-americana de Geografia e Gênero (Geography  and  Gender  Latin American  Journal),  not  only  for  her capability  and  contribution  to  the  development  of  geography,  but also for admiring her being and way of acting for the dismantling of social inequalities and hierarchies. The combination of her intellectual  competence  and sensitive  and humanitarian character makes Lynda Johnston one of the brightest minds in the contemporary human geography.

year: 2021-10-15

title: Whiti te rā: A guide to connecting Māori to traditional wellbeing pathways.

authors: McLachlan, Andre David

abstract: Māori health models, introduced in the 1980s, brought needed cultural worldviews to an otherwise monocultural health system. However, minimal changes have occurred. In mainstream practice, deeper cultural understandings and action-orientations of these models can be overlooked, to the detriment of Māori wellbeing.
In particular, Māori cultural concepts such as mauri ora (an active state of wellbeing) and a secure cultural identity are notable core wellbeing pathways that need further exploration. Using a systematic narrative literature review, 36 papers identified pathways that used core cultural activities for Māori wellbeing. A thematic analysis produced six themes or pathways towards wellbeing for Māori – te reo Māori: Māori language, taiao: connection with the environment, wairua: Māori spiritual beliefs and practices, mahi-a-toi:
Māori expressive art forms, take pū whānau: Māori relational values, and whakapapa: intergenerational relationships. Forty experienced Māori psychologists analysed the themes and offered expert examples practice pathways for Māori wellbeing. The six themes and feedback is presented in a visual image Whiti Te Rā with instructions for Māori practitioners to guide whai ora Māori (Māori clients) to explore their level of knowledge and comfort, and active engagement with Māori pathways to wellbeing. The model has potential for mental health policy, future research, curriculum development, and synthesising Māori knowledge towards wellbeing pathways.

text: Whiti te rā: A guide to connecting Māori to traditional wellbeing pathways. Māori health models, introduced in the 1980s, brought needed cultural worldviews to an otherwise monocultural health system. However, minimal changes have occurred. In mainstream practice, deeper cultural understandings and action-orientations of these models can be overlooked, to the detriment of Māori wellbeing.
In particular, Māori cultural concepts such as mauri ora (an active state of wellbeing) and a secure cultural identity are notable core wellbeing pathways that need further exploration. Using a systematic narrative literature review, 36 papers identified pathways that used core cultural activities for Māori wellbeing. A thematic analysis produced six themes or pathways towards wellbeing for Māori – te reo Māori: Māori language, taiao: connection with the environment, wairua: Māori spiritual beliefs and practices, mahi-a-toi:
Māori expressive art forms, take pū whānau: Māori relational values, and whakapapa: intergenerational relationships. Forty experienced Māori psychologists analysed the themes and offered expert examples practice pathways for Māori wellbeing. The six themes and feedback is presented in a visual image Whiti Te Rā with instructions for Māori practitioners to guide whai ora Māori (Māori clients) to explore their level of knowledge and comfort, and active engagement with Māori pathways to wellbeing. The model has potential for mental health policy, future research, curriculum development, and synthesising Māori knowledge towards wellbeing pathways.

year: 2021