Dataset to study "Social dynamics of values, taboos, and perceived threats around sacred groves in Kurdistan, Iran"

This dataset includes the raw data of a survey of 205 local residents in Kurdistan province, Iran. The "Dataset" sheet presents respondents' socio-demographic characteristics (distance to Baneh city, age group, gender, formal education, traditional lifestyle) and Likert-scale answers (ranging from 1 to 5) on agreement with several statements on values, taboos, and perceived threats around sacred groves in Kurdistan. The full statements are cited in the "Statements" sheet. The complete method is described in: Plieninger, T., Quintas-Soriano, C., Torralba, M., Samani, M.K. & Shakeri, Z. (2020): Social dynamics of values, taboos, and perceived threats around sacred groves in Kurdistan, Iran. People and Nature, in press.

Related Organizations

University of Kurdistan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
University of Göttingen
Germany
University of Kassel
Germany

Keywords

sacred forests, community-based conservation, traditional ecological knowledge, religion, biocultural conservation, protected areas, sacred natural sites

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