Residents’ ecological and aesthetical perceptions toward spontaneous vegetation in urban parks in China

Li, Xiaopeng; Fan, Shanshan; Kühn, Norbert; Dong, Li; Hao, Peiyao

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126397

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“…The role of urban parks in providing valuable ecosystem services is widely acknowledged (Buchel and Frantzeskaki 2015, Elmqvist et al 2015, Kothencz et al 2017); however, the ecosystem services offered by urban parks are not always explicit (Buchel and Frantzeskaki 2015). To evaluate the quality and value of urban parks, it is imperative to explore which ecosystem services are recognized by citizens (Li et al 2019). Public perception of urban parks not only helps to prioritize the delivery of ecosystem services but also helps to gauge the quality of parks through social metrics (Buchel and Frantzeskaki 2015).…”

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“…Urban parks maintain many ecological functions in urban systems (Li et al 2005). They help to mitigate urban heat island effects (Feyisa et al 2014), remediate air (Ryswyk et al 2019), and water resources (Breuste and Artmann 2020), offer mental well‐being (Shu and Ma 2020), aesthetics (Li et al 2019), and health benefits (Collins et al 2019). Urban parks also provide many social benefits (Hunter et al 2019, A. Samad et al 2020).…”

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Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

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In complex urban systems, urban parks are rare hot spots of nature, responsible for delivering a range of ecosystem services. Trees are critically important components of urban parks that provide many benefits, and, at the same time, face challenges such as lack of funds, mismanagement, climate change, pests, and diseases. There is a growing need to increase the urban tree cover to sustain urban ecosystems. Successful policymaking requires engagement with all stakeholders, especially park users. An understanding of how people's perceptions of the benefits and challenges faced by urban park trees is pivotal to making decisions that have long-standing support. We surveyed 521 park visitors in Multan, Pakistan, to assess their valuation of urban park trees, their understanding of the challenges faced by trees, and their willingness to pay (WTP) for increasing tree cover in urban parks. We found that people widely appreciated the ecosystem services provided by park trees. Provision of oxygen, shade, and clean air was considered the greatest benefits while cutting down, lack of space, and urbanization were perceived as the biggest challenges to trees. Respondents showed a WTP and believed in government-public cooperation for increasing tree cover. Income, age, and education were significant predictors of WTP. The study reflects findings in other development and geography contexts and highlights the need for broader dissemination of information on critical threats to park trees and underlines the potential for engaging locally to maximize effectively in the management of park trees.

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Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

2021

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“…There is evidence that peoples' familiarity with a location can moderate their preferences, with residents preferring to retain an area of unmanaged greenery to which they have become accustomed, rather than replacing it with managed vegetation [69]. It may, therefore, be important to raise awareness of the importance of ecosystem services through environmental education [63], as ecological knowledge can also influence a person's perception of nature [82]. Clear communication of the benefits provided by secondary forest, for example, may help in allaying concerns about disservices [64,83].…”

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Urban Vegetation Types are Not Perceived Equally in Providing Ecosystem Services and Disservices

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Urban vegetation is important in providing ecosystem services to people. Different urban vegetation types provide contrasting suites of ecosystem services and disservices. Understanding public perceptions of the ecosystem services and disservices can therefore play an important role in shaping the planning and management of urban areas. We conducted an online survey (n = 1000) to understand how residents in the tropical city of Singapore perceived urban vegetation and the associated ecosystem services and disservices. The questionnaire was designed to explore whether different urban vegetation types (grass, shrubs, trees, trees over shrubs, and secondary forest) were perceived as equal in providing benefits. Respondents considered ecosystem services provided by urban vegetation to be more important than disservices. Among ecosystem services, regulating services were most highly rated, with more than 80% of the respondents appreciating urban vegetation for providing shade and improving air quality. Respondents recognized that different vegetation types provided different ecosystem services. For example, secondary forest was most commonly associated with education and wildlife, while trees were strongly associated with cooling and air quality. We conclude that in developing plans and designs for urban vegetation and ecosystem services, it is important to understand the perceptions, priorities, and concerns of residents.

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“…In some instances, people perceive entire urban green infrastructures (UGI), such as brownfields/wastelands, forests, vacant land or wetlands, as unpleasant, unsightly or wild (Plieninger et al 2013;Ostoić et al 2017;Adegun 2018;Brun et al 2018;Mathey et al 2018;Riley et al 2018). Many urban residents perceive the spontaneous wild vegetation, often referred to as "weeds", growing within the aforementioned UGIs as undesirable (Riley et al 2018;Li et al 2019).…”

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Urban Ecosystem Disservices in the Global South

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Shackleton

2021

Cities and Nature

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As much as people benefit from the ecosystem services provided by nature, ecosystem disservices also impact daily lives. This is especially true for many urban communities in the Global South due to (1) the often greater diversity of ecosystem disservices and (2) higher vulnerabilities, which together can lead to greater impacts of ecosystem disservices in many Global South settings. This chapter provides an overview of the current understandings of urban ecosystem disservices and their assessment and management with an emphasis on the Global South, albeit with reference to the Global North where useful. This overview reveals a lack of detailed and systematic empirical research on urban ecosystem disservices generally, but even more so in the Global South, despite the greater diversity and vulnerability in Global South settings. This needs to be acknowledged in urban ecology framings of urban dynamics in the Global South and translated into better integration of both ecosystem services and disservices within common research, policy or management frameworks. It is only through such integration that appropriate context-relevant policy directions and management options can be identified, thereby promoting the wellbeing of urban citizens in the Global South.

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Residents’ ecological and aesthetical perceptions toward spontaneous vegetation in urban parks in China

Cited by 58 publications

References 49 publications

Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

Urban Vegetation Types are Not Perceived Equally in Providing Ecosystem Services and Disservices

Urban Ecosystem Disservices in the Global South

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