Recreational ecosystem services in protected areas: A survey of visitors to Natura 2000 sites in Italy

Schirpke, Uta; Scolozzi, Rocco; Re, Riccardo Da; Masiero, Mauro; Pellegrino, Davide; Marino, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2018.01.003

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“…The higher the visit frequency, the higher the CES level in the green spaces, which is because visiting green spaces is conducive to physiological and psychological health ( 29 , 42 , 62 , 63 ). Many studies have measured the CES level in green spaces using the visit frequency of urban residents ( 9 , 48 , 53 , 58 , 64 ). This study discovered that the visit frequency of residents showed no significant effect on their satisfaction with CES.…”

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“…Although some studies have suggested that CES in residential green spaces are less valuable than those in urban green spaces, many researchers have stated that the inherent cultural value does not determine the use frequency of residents and that the distance to green spaces is closely related to individual interests (6,10,24,34,48,49). Therefore, evaluating CES will further enrich the study of urban ecosystem services.…”

Section: Cultural Ecosystem Services Satisfaction Levels In the Residmentioning

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Evaluating Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Residential Green Spaces From the Perspective of Residents' Satisfaction With Green Space

Mao

Wang

Guo

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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Green spaces in residential areas provide multiple cultural ecosystem services (CES), which can contribute to human health by increasing the frequency of residents' visits. We evaluated the CES of residential green spaces by assessing residents' satisfaction with these spaces in the city of Zhengzhou, China. The data reveal the supply capacity of CES in residential green spaces: the results suggest that the level of recreational services is low, whereas the residents' satisfaction with the sense of place and neighborhood relations is high. The lower the frequency of residents who visit a park outside the residential area, the higher the satisfaction with the CES. This suggests that residential green spaces can effectively compensate for the lack of nearby parks owing to their proximity to residents' living quarters. The CES in residential communities increased as vegetation coverage increased, indicating that natural vegetation is a source of CES. In addition, the results showed that residents' perceptions of plant decoration, landscape patterns, and management and infrastructure in particular can effectively improve the level of CES, and this could compensate for CES that have shrunk owing to low green space coverage. This study has practical significance and value for the planning and design of residential green spaces, offering suggestions for urban landscape planners and decision makers. Future research should combine the residents' perception of demand and supply of CES and should clarify the gap and trade-off between them.

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Section: Cultural Ecosystem Services Satisfaction Levels In the Residmentioning

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Evaluating Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Residential Green Spaces From the Perspective of Residents' Satisfaction With Green Space

Mao

Wang

Guo

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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“…Just for a walk/enjoying outdoor activities: This driver is the strongest motivation to encourage people to visit the forest. Walking or hiking were the top recreational activities in other recent European studies also [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. The detailed statistical analysis is described in the appendices (Table A1).…”

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Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

Šodková

Purwestri

Riedl

et al. 2020

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The general objective of the study was to assess the main drivers for visiting the forest and the frequency of the visits in the Czech Republic. A nationwide collection of data of the sociological research as part of The Market & Media & Lifestyle Research Project was carried out every year in the Czech Republic under the licensed cooperation with Kantar Media. The project is unique by the large scope of the questions in the questionnaires and by the high number of respondents. A total of 8794 Czech inhabitants aged 12 years and above from all the regions were involved in the survey in 2018. Information about the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of all the respondents were obtained. In the closed questions, the respondents reported the frequency of the forest visits and its drivers. The main driver for visiting the forest was just to go for a walk or just to enjoy the outdoors, especially during their holidays or weekends, amounting to 79% of the inhabitants. Meditation and relaxation as well as sport in the forest, were also considered as important motives for forest recreation. On the contrary, 95% of the visitors did not practice game hunting, although game has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. Improvement on managing the forest for recreation should focus on participatory forest management to find a consensus between the public and forest stakeholders. Common decisions may help set up forest recreational goals with positive impacts on forest ecosystem services.

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“…This is true not only in small-and medium-sized cities, but also in big cities such as Barcelona [39], Berlin [17], and Milan [77]. Moreover, recent studies revealed that, in the European Union, 15.2% of the surface covered by the Natura 2000 network falls within Functional Urban Areas [52], with local recreationists prevailing among the visitors of Natura 2000 sites located close to urban agglomerations [78]. Adopting an ecosystem service perspective in the assessment of nature-based recreation helps to widen the portfolio of actions available for urban planning and to highlight possible synergies with different sectors towards the promotion of multifunctionality in the management of urban green infrastructure [79].…”

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Assessing Nature-Based Recreation to Support Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in Trento (Italy)

Cortinovis

Zulian

Geneletti

2018

Land

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Nature-based recreation is among the most relevant ecosystem services supplied by urban green infrastructure, affecting citizens’ physical and mental wellbeing. Providing adequate green spaces for nature-based recreation is among the main goals of urban planning, but commonly-used indicators offer a partial view on the issue. Innovative methods and approaches, such as the ESTIMAP-recreation model, appear as promising ways to increase the quality of information available for decision-makers by considering both the range of green spaces that provide the service and the locally-specific demand. The article presents an application of the ESTIMAP-recreation model to the city of Trento (Italy), aimed at testing its adaptation to the local context and the potential improvements brought to urban planning. The comparison of the results with traditional indicators based on the availability and accessibility to urban parks shows significant differences in terms of priority of intervention across the city, with implications on planning decisions. The application demonstrates that innovative methods can enhance the understanding of nature-based recreation in cities beyond the focus on urban parks, revealing a wide portfolio of actions that planners can put in place to promote nature-based recreation through a multifunctional green infrastructure.

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Recreational ecosystem services in protected areas: A survey of visitors to Natura 2000 sites in Italy

Cited by 51 publications

References 39 publications

Evaluating Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Residential Green Spaces From the Perspective of Residents' Satisfaction With Green Space

Evaluating Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Residential Green Spaces From the Perspective of Residents' Satisfaction With Green Space

Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

Assessing Nature-Based Recreation to Support Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in Trento (Italy)

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