Eliciting non-monetary values of formal and informal urban green spaces using public participation GIS

Pietrzyk-Kaszyńska, Agata; Czepkiewicz, Michał; Kronenberg, Jakub

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.12.012

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“…The natural landscape and green space often create tranquillity, leisure opportunities, and social activities that shape cultural spaces, such as rivers, green spaces, and parks [23]. As such, many heritage sites' values come from the surrounding green space [24]. In this study, Japanese-style heritage was the favourite style of architecture and decoration and included natural plants and decorations with natural elements after adaptive reuse.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…In heritage studies, natural landscapes and green spaces shape heritage spaces; evoke tranquillity; and create leisure, social, and cultural activities [23]. The benefits of several heritage sites are derived from the surrounding green space [24], and natural landscapes are often preferred for their scenic and recreational appeal. Several studies have also demonstrated that the natural landscape is the most preferred visual element and produces physiological and psychological benefits [25][26][27].…”

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The Attractiveness of Adaptive Heritage Reuse: A Theoretical Framework

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Adaptive heritage reuse is a useful method to bring new meaning into a culture, manage heritage sites, and promote tourism development. However, it is not always successful, and there is no theoretical framework to understand its attractiveness and value. This study aimed at developing such a theoretical framework based on the analysis of nine cases of adaptive heritage reuse in Taiwan. The probe question technique of qualitative interview was used to assess the attraction framework. A total of 90 respondents were interviewed based on constant comparative analysis with the sampling strategy of theoretical saturation. The results illustrate the heritage and activities of the reuse environments, including natural and regional environments. These environments produce recreational values, including self-growth, health benefits, and social benefits. As promoting activities is an important attraction for tourists in the heritage reuse environment, the natural environment can be used to plan and design heritage outdoor activities. Finally, the regional environment can be an important basis for assessing the feasibility of adaptive heritage reuse, including historical streets, surrounding tourist attractions, and high transportation accessibility. This theoretical framework can be used to achieve sustainable management of heritage sites.

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“…Recent research has drawn attention to reconsidering the possibility of formalizing these spaces to contribute to urban sustainability as green infrastructure [20][21][22][23][24], and provides evidence that these spaces can be valuable as green space and can meet the conditions necessary for recreational use [12,[25][26][27]. Rupprecht and Byrne [25,28] call these spaces informal urban green space (IGS) and define IGS as a space with a history of strong artificial disturbance and spontaneous vegetation occupying some or all of the space.…”

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Residents’ Perception of Informal Green Space—A Case Study of Ichikawa City, Japan

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Furuya

2018

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Urban green space (UGS) has been proven to be essential for improving the health of residents. Local governments thus need to provide attractive UGS to enhance residents’ wellbeing. However, cities face spatial and finanical limitations in creating and managing UGS. As a result, greening plans often fail or are postponed indefinitely. To evaluate whether informal urban green space (IGS) can supplement existing UGS, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 567 residents in Ichikawa (Japan), a city currently providing only 3.43 m2 green space per capita. In particular, we analyzed how residents’ existing green space activities affect IGS perception, as it may be difficult to recognize IGS as greenery because it is not an officially recognized space for recreation. Results show that residents took a favorable stance towards IGS, but perception differs depending on their green environment exposure. Residents who are frequently exposed to green environments in their daily lives highly recognized the environmental improvement aspects of IGS and significantly perceived spatial accessibility as an advantage of IGS. Willingness to participate in conservation activities of UGS was linked with a likelihood of recognizing IGS as UGS. Our results encourage understanding IGS as supplementary green space taking into account the attitude of residents to UGS, and contribute to introducing the IGS discourse into green space planning.

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“…Whilst not every urban natural space will have a cultural heritage, there may be specific features which are important to people, indicating a potential for conflict. This underlines the importance of site-specific management and the involvement of communities in decisions regarding natural spaces (Pietrzyk-Kaszyńska et al 2017). …”

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The role of managed natural spaces in connecting people with urban nature: a comparison of local user, researcher, and provider views

2018

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Increasing evidence of the health and wellbeing benefits of urban natural spaces has resulted in policy goals to increase their use. Making these spaces accessible and attractive to potential users is fundamental to achieving these goals since a mismatch between design and use can mean that the potential benefits of these spaces are not fully realised. Yet there has been limited investigation of whether the ambitions of providers align with local user preferences. Using a qualitative approach, we combined interviews of providers and researchers with focus groups of local users to reflect on the provision and use of urban natural spaces in the UK, and analysed the resulting transcripts using framework analysis. Three overarching themes were identified: (i) the role of managed environments in connecting people with nature; (ii) built features as facilitators of connection with nature; and (iii) challenges to connecting with nature arising from built features and the management of natural spaces. Although there were points of agreement between the stakeholder groups, we identified some key differences. Local users expressed a preference for both wilder and more formal urban natural spaces and opposed the removal of built features significant to the local history of the area. Whilst researchers recognised these views, providers were not aware of local user preferences for wilder spaces or the extent that local users considered the local heritage and its artefacts important. Understanding these differing perspectives on local natural spaces is important for maximising the value of these spaces to provide co-benefits for the environment and health.

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Eliciting non-monetary values of formal and informal urban green spaces using public participation GIS

Cited by 123 publications

References 57 publications

The Attractiveness of Adaptive Heritage Reuse: A Theoretical Framework

The Attractiveness of Adaptive Heritage Reuse: A Theoretical Framework

Residents’ Perception of Informal Green Space—A Case Study of Ichikawa City, Japan

The role of managed natural spaces in connecting people with urban nature: a comparison of local user, researcher, and provider views

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