A Broader View of Conservation: Mapping Nature and Culture in Gillespie County, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorJulian, Jason
dc.contributor.authorWeathersby, Joanna
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSansom, Andrew
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCurrit, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T15:16:24Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T15:16:24Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractWorking landscapes are cultural landscapes with natural value that provide tangible and intangible benefits to people. The development of working landscapes and other rural lands has been increasing, especially in regions experiencing rapid urban growth. Ensuring the future of working landscape benefits is especially challenging where private ownership is dominant. Available conservation options (e.g., conservation easements, cultural designations) rely on the preference of private landowners that also face a heightened incentive to subdivide or sell. To advance the conservation of working landscapes, this research developed a spatial inventory of broad landscape benefits (ecosystem services) beginning with a case study at a private ranch. The inventory was then adapted and expanded at the county level where benefits from cultural, regulating, and provisioning categories were mapped from publicly accessible sociocultural and environmental data repositories. Based on categorical and spatial variation in the mapped benefits inventory, four conservation targets zones were identified and framed within the context of conservation planning and tradeoff analyses.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent91 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationWeathersby, J. (2023). A broader view of conservation: Mapping nature and culture in Gillespie County, Texas (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/18717
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectworking lands
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectmapping
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.subjectcultural services
dc.subjectNCP
dc.titleA Broader View of Conservation: Mapping Nature and Culture in Gillespie County, Texas
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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