The use and appreciation of botanical gardens as urban green spaces in South Africa

Ward, Catherine; Parker, Caitlin M.; Shackleton, Charlie M.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2009.11.001

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“…There has been a limited focus on the demographics, motivations and learning of tourists or visitors to educational leisure settings in South Africa (Boshoff, Landman, Kerley, & Bradfield, 2007;Butler & Richardson, 2014;Snyman & Saayman, 2009;Ward, Parker, & Shackleton, 2010). Research in South African national game reserves suggests that knowledge seeking is an important motive to visit a reserve (Kruger & Saayman, 2010;) and that greater opportunities for visitor education would improve the quality of a visit (Boshoff et al, 2007).…”

Section: Tourism Research In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research in South African national game reserves suggests that knowledge seeking is an important motive to visit a reserve (Kruger & Saayman, 2010;) and that greater opportunities for visitor education would improve the quality of a visit (Boshoff et al, 2007). Despite this, it appears that there has been limited research on visitor learning in tourism in South Africa and few papers have, to date, addressed the topic of cultural influences in tourism (Butler & Richardson, 2014;Slabbert & Saayman, 2011;Ward et al, 2010). …”

Section: Tourism Research In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring the implications of cultural diversity for environmental learning at an African aquarium

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Zoos and aquariums, which are visited by over 700 million people each year, can play a vital role in exposing and sensitising visitors about the importance of environmental conservation and encourage them to engage in environmentally responsible behaviours after their visit. To attract visitors, zoos and aquariums offer a range of experiences that focus on the viewing of live animals. These may include animal presentations, personal interactions between staff and visitors, opportunities to physically interact with the animals and, most commonly, the use of interpretive signage. Most zoo and aquarium experiences are aimed at increasing visitors' awareness of, interest in and concern for environmental issues. To improve the design of visitor experiences, research is needed to evaluate the impact of a visit on visitor environmental learning outcomes, which are a major part of the zoo and aquarium raison

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Section: Tourism Research In South Africamentioning

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Exploring the implications of cultural diversity for environmental learning at an African aquarium

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“…The large amount of plant variety, greenery, and tranquillity afforded by botanical gardens tend to make them more restorative than most other green and non-green areas (Ballantyne, Packer & Hughes, 2008;Packer, 2010). Ward, Parker and Shackleton (2010), conducted research on botanical gardens in South Africa and discovered that 99% of their participants indicated that exposure to botanical gardens is essential for their psychological well-being and personal quality of life. It is therefore not surprising that this area made the greatest contribution to the PRS scores.…”

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The relationship between students' perceptions of the University of Pretoria's on-campus green spaces and attention restoration

Liprini¹,

Coetzee²

2017

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Previous research has suggested that natural green areas provide several psychological benets to individuals. One such benet is the restoration of attention capacities, an advantage that is of particular importance to university students. The present study, therefore, aimed to determine where students spend their free time on campus at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, how they perceive their on-campus green spaces and the extent to which they found these spaces restorative. Participants responded to a threepart questionnaire, investigating demographic characteristics, green space usage, and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). Statistical analyses were conducted to determine which of the green spaces contributed most signicantly to overall PRS scores. All green areas made signicant contributions, but the campus's botanical garden was the greatest contributor to PRS. The ndings of this study serve to encourage tertiary institutions to protect their green spaces, as the psychological well-being and attention restoration of students are affected by it.

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“…In terms of personal factors influencing the use of UGS, most of the emphases have been on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, including gender, age, ethnicity, education, occupation and income Cohen et al, 2007;Thompson et al, 2014;Ward et al, 2010). For example, UGS has been found to be more important to women than men in Scotland, due to differences in their ways of responding to the environment (Thompson et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, UGS has been found to be more important to women than men in Scotland, due to differences in their ways of responding to the environment (Thompson et al, 2014). In South Africa, most of the visitors to the botanical gardens were white, middle to old aged, well educated professionals with medium to high incomes, who were not demographically representative of the general local population (Ward et al, 2010). However, this is not always the case, an UK study has shown that income, age and gender were not predictors of the visit frequency (Dallimer et al, 2014).…”

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Urban green space recreational service assessment and management: A conceptual model based on the service generation process

Liu

2016

Ecological Economics

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The current understanding of urban green space (UGS) recreational service is limited due to the lack of being examined under the logic that underlies the ecosystem service paradigm, leading to limitations in the application of ecosystem based management in urban land use planning. This paper offers a conceptual model of UGS recreational service that follows the logical flow of ecosystem service generation, supplementing the knowledge gap and supporting the use of ecosystem base management in urban land use planning. The model includes four categories; UGS features, population characteristics, recreational use behavior, and recreational benefits while considering the use behavior as the service carrier. A process analysis shows the role of each model component in generating the services, and highlights the important role of regulating service potentials and their mobilization. Ways of informing interventions for improving efficiency or equity have been suggested. Efficiency can be assessed by applying the dose-response mechanism in the model. Equity on the other hand, can be measured by exploring which predictors of use are dominant, which advances UGS access assessment by shifting from the spatial-based to the use-based. Survey design techniques and indicators measuring various variables of the model have also been proposed.

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The use and appreciation of botanical gardens as urban green spaces in South Africa

Cited by 86 publications

References 25 publications

Exploring the implications of cultural diversity for environmental learning at an African aquarium

Exploring the implications of cultural diversity for environmental learning at an African aquarium

The relationship between students' perceptions of the University of Pretoria's on-campus green spaces and attention restoration

Urban green space recreational service assessment and management: A conceptual model based on the service generation process

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