Exploring the Function of Home Gardens in Strengthening the Resilience of Social-Ecological Landscapes through Cross-Scale Interactions: A case Study from Lefke City of the Northern Cyprus

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 327 - 347, 31.12.2019

Gülay Çetinkaya Çiftçioğlu

https://doi.org/10.32569/resilience.620885

Cited By: 1

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the
function of home gardens in strengthening the resilience of the social-ecological
landscape system in Lefke City of the Northern Cyprus through a set of cross-scale
interactions. In doing so, the objectives of the study were (i) to design a
conceptual framework that links the resilience of the home garden and landscape
systems through a range of cross-scale interactions, (ii) to identify the major
cross-scale resilience assessment indicators at the home garden (site) scale,
and (iii) to quantify the resilience of the home garden system and to evaluate
its inter-linkages with the resilience of the landscape system. The method of
the study consisted of three parts. Firstly, a conceptual framework, which
depicts the relationship between the resilience of the home garden and
landscape systems through a set of cross-scale interactions, was designed by
reviewing the relevant literatures. Secondly, appropriated cross-scale
resilience assessment indicators at the home garden scale were identified
through an in-depth literature review. Thirdly, the relevant data on the
indentified indicators were collected by employing a social preference approach
and then evaluated by performing the Statistical Package for Social Science
(SPSS). A social preference approach was adopted to collect the relevant data.
Within this context, a questionnaire form was designed to explore stakeholders’
perceptions regarding the objectives of the study. The interviewers expressed
their perceptions on a 0-5 Likert Scale. Assessment of the results revealed
that plant diversity and spatial connectivity are the key cross-scale
principles to link the ecological resilience of the home garden with landscape
systems. The social resilience of the both systems is interlinked with five
principles (maintenance of food production, income diversification,
demographics, cultural heritage, and traditional knowledge). The average
relative value of the ecological and social resilience of the home garden system
was estimated to be medium with a 3,15 points and low with a 2,16 points
respectively. The total average relative value of the resilience of the home
garden system was estimated to be low with a 2,41 points. Several drivers (e.g.
intensive urbanization and landscape fragmentation) have been identified as the
driving forces behind the decline of the resilience of the both systems.
Understanding the interconnectedness between the resilience of different
spatial units and scales may help policy-makers, planners, and land managers to
design a mechanism that integrates the cross-scale interactions into planning
and relevant strategies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Social-ecological landscape, home garden, resilience, cross-scale interactions, cross-scale resilience assessment indicators, Northern Cyprus

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