Urban Biodiversity: Perception, Preference, General Awareness, and Threats in Two Cities (Niamey and Maradi) of Niger

Illiassou, Salamatou Abdourahamane; Oumani, Abdoulaye Amadou; Abdou, Laouali; Mahamane, Ali; Saâdou, Mahamane

doi:10.1155/2016/1469530

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“…al., 2010), where urban people are found to be more supportive towards conservation practices compared to the rural population. People's biodiversity perceptions, awareness, and conservation support can contribute positively to environmental policies and decision-making and thus should form the basis for urban planning and management (Illiassou et. al., 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, public perception played an important role in urban space management and could positively contribute to environmental protection policies and decision making (Illiassou et. al., 2016).…”

Section: Support To Biodiversity Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While studying public preferences for biodiversity, it was displayed that most people preferred plants to animals because of their benefits in the form of shade and fruits (Illiassou et. al., 2016).…”

Section: Socio-demographic Factors Visitation Rate and Preferences To Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Perception of Biodiversity: A Literature Review of Its Role in Urban Green Spaces

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Chakradeo²

2021

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The significance of biodiversity in the survival of human beings and enhancing the urban quality of life is evident from the empirical measurements and qualitative studies carried out across the globe. Despite its importance and value, burgeoning population and growing urbanization are posing a serious threat to biodiversity leading to biodiversity homogenization and ecosystem fragmentation. Moreover, studies reveal that management practices of biodiversity hardly take into account perception, needs, and knowledge of urban residents regarding biodiversity. Urban green spaces have a major role to play in the conservation of urban biodiversity. However, the triangular relationship between biodiversity, urban green spaces, and public perception is still unexplored. With this aim, the paper attempts to compile, analyze, and synthesize the empirical findings to understand the state-of-the-art knowledge regarding public perception of biodiversity in urban green spaces. The search strategy acquired for the selection of papers resulted in 43 papers from 22 different countries of the world. The paper focuses upon an inclusive definition of urban green spaces, thus encompasses a wide variety of urban and peri-urban green spaces, parks, gardens, and waterfront urban spaces. The analysis of literature pattern reveals a recent increase in studies related to biodiversity perception over the last 10 years. It indicates a strong geographic bias in publications as well. Studies of animals including birds, insects, and reptiles are found scarce compared to plant species. The study could identify potential variables affecting human biodiversity perception which include species literacy, visitation rate, preferences, recreational, health, and restorative benefits, vegetation characteristics, nature connectedness, and conservation support. The paper also proposes a framework for understanding biodiversity perception in urban green spaces that can assist in improving our understanding of the relationship between human interactions and natural environments and framing strategies for urban development, landscape planning, and community health promotions.

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Section: Support To Biodiversity Conservationmentioning

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Public Perception of Biodiversity: A Literature Review of Its Role in Urban Green Spaces

Bele¹,

Chakradeo²

2021

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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“…The various questions concerned, among other things, the uses and services provided by trees to people in urban areas. The questionnaires were based on the work carried out by [21]. Fifty hundred (500) people were interviewed.…”

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Analysis of people's preferences and constraints on the viability of urban vegetation in the town of Daloa (Centre-west, Côte d'Ivoire).

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In the current context of sustainable development, it is vitally important that the concerns of local people are taken into account in the planning of all urban development and management of urban green spaces. Unfortunately, most of the time, local people are not involved in the implementation of urban forest management policies. This study, carried out in the town of Daloa, has highlighted the perceptions and expectations of local people in terms of the development of urban green spaces. To do this, surveys were carried out among people in all the districts of the town. The surveys revealed that all social strata of the population attach great importance to vegetation in their environment (74% to 100%). The most common use is for ornamental purposes (25%), while the highest proportion (31% to 83%) use green spaces 1 to 20 times a month. The function of urban forests most appreciated by the population is the ecological function, but the major constraint justifying the absence of green spaces in homes is land pressure (50% to 70.21%). All this information gathered from the public must be taken into account for future urban development programmes and, above all, for the sustainability of urban green spaces.

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In Pursuit of Urban Sustainability: Predicting Public Perceptions of Park Biodiversity Using Simple Assessment Tools

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Urban Biodiversity: Perception, Preference, General Awareness, and Threats in Two Cities (Niamey and Maradi) of Niger

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Public Perception of Biodiversity: A Literature Review of Its Role in Urban Green Spaces

Public Perception of Biodiversity: A Literature Review of Its Role in Urban Green Spaces

Analysis of people's preferences and constraints on the viability of urban vegetation in the town of Daloa (Centre-west, Côte d'Ivoire).

In Pursuit of Urban Sustainability: Predicting Public Perceptions of Park Biodiversity Using Simple Assessment Tools

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