LESI: A quantitative indicator to measure local environmental stewardship

• Main Authors: John W. Turnbull, Emma L. Johnston, Graeme F. Clark
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
• Series: MethodsX
• Subjects: LESI
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016120303617

This method develops a local environmental stewardship indicator (LESI), which represents the level of stewardship action of a person at a place. The goal of the indicator is to quantify stewardship activity and allow it to be compared and modelled. LESI requires a brief interview to ascertain an individual's past and current stewardship activities, which are scored on a frequency scale for each of seven action categories. Scores are then combined using the LESI equation to:• Quantify reported stewardship behaviour (as opposed to attitudes or intentions) as a single number.• Enable comparisons of stewardship between individuals and places.• Allow development of models to understand the predictors of stewardship, and• Inform evidence-based strategies for stewardship improvement.