Stewardship is a popular term for describing action in pursuit of sustainability. There is growing interest in how relational values, such as care, animate stewardship action. In this paper we develop relational understandings of care in stewardship, in so doing infusing the relational values literature with modes of ‘relational thinking’ increasingly adopted in sustainability science. We use three theoretical perspectives — dwelling, sense of place and biocultural diversity — to articulate three key aspects of relational approaches to care in stewardship: firstly, care as emergent from social-ecological relations, secondly, care as embodied and practiced, and thirdly, care as situated and political. Relational approaches to stewardship research and practice can lead to more nuanced, ethical and effective pathways to sustainability.

管理权是一个流行的术语，用于描述追求可持续性的行动。人们越来越关注诸如护理，关系管理行动等关系价值。在本文中，我们通过在可持续发展科学中越来越多地采用“关系思维”模式来灌输关系价值观文献，从而发展了对管理照料的关系理解。我们从居住，位置感和生物文化多样性这三种理论观点出发，阐明关系型照护方法在护理方面的三个关键方面：首先，照护是从社会生态关系中产生的；其次，照护是体现和实践的；第三，处境和政治上的照顾。管理研究和实践的关系方法可以导致更细微，合乎道德和有效的可持续发展途径。