Urban park visitor preferences for vegetation – An on‐site qualitative research study

Talal, Michelle L.; Santelmann, Mary V.; Tilt, Jenna H.

doi:10.1002/ppp3.10188

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“…The characteristics of more wild nature, therefore, may give individuals the opportunity to have more profound, varied and more frequent interactions with nature. Other studies have found that the type of nature matters for individual connectedness to nature and frequency of visitation (Colléony et al, 2017), as well as finding that individuals express preferences for more of specific natural elements in urban green spaces such as trees (Talal et al, 2021). While urban nature areas in general are important to address the extinction of experience (Shanahan et al, 2015), specific types of nature sites can increase opportunity for meaningful interactions.…”

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Nature interactions and their associations with connection to nature and well‐being varies between different types of green spaces

Fleming

Shwartz

2023

People and Nature

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Increasing urbanization leads to greater loss of interaction with nature over time in a process described as the extinction of experience. Urban green spaces are some of the most prominent sites where individuals can access and interact with nature in urban areas. There is currently a gap in research around how different types of urban green spaces influence nature interactions, their relationships with human well‐being, and what influences these relationships. Greater knowledge of these connections can aid in the design of green spaces that can increase human well‐being and mitigate the extinction of experience. We conducted a visitor survey in an urban nature site in Israel, which consists of both a garden and protected nature area dominated by natural Mediterranean vegetation. We aimed to understand how visitors interacted with nature at the site and how the interactions differed between the protected nature area and the garden. Both frequency of interactions and number of total interactions were measured. We also investigated the extent to which these interactions associated with nature relatedness (using the NRS scale), well‐being (using overall happiness and psychological well‐being) and the variables that influence nature interactions and well‐being outcomes. Visitors who visited the protected nature area were more likely to interact with nature than those who only visited the garden. Nature interactions were significantly associated with an individual's nature relatedness and their perception of whether the site functioned more similarly to an urban park or a protected nature area. Living nearby was associated with greater attachment to and identity with the site, but also lower frequency of nature interactions. Nature interactions were associated with measures of well‐being, including overall happiness, attachment, identity and reflection, but varied depending on well‐being measures. Interactions with nature, and their benefits, are not equal based on both actual opportunity for interaction and perceptions of green spaces. Incorporating user preferences of urban green spaces for more wild nature that individuals also perceive as wilder may allow for greater interaction. Developing urban nature sites that allow for greater interaction can promote human well‐being associated with interactions and combat extinction of experience. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Nature interactions and their associations with connection to nature and well‐being varies between different types of green spaces

Fleming

Shwartz

2023

People and Nature

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“…Complementariamente, en el contexto estudiado, gran parte de los participantes provienen de entornos rurales o tienen acceso frecuente a estos, lo que incrementa su conocimiento y actitudes positivas hacia las plantas (Whitburn et al, 2020). Esto también refleja la importancia que los niños dan a la experiencia directa en la naturaleza, puesto que su interacción con la vegetación puede proporcionar beneficios en la salud, y brindar oportunidades de relajación y recreación (Talal et al, 2021).…”

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Niños y plantas: servicios ecosistémicos de la vegetación percibidos en escuelas públicas urbanas en una ciudad andina

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Narváez-Vera³

2022

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El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la importancia que los niños (8-12 años) asignan a la vegetación urbana como proveedora de tres categorías de servicios ecosistémicos, a través de su rol ecológico, alimenticio y en la salud humana. La investigación se realizó en ocho escuelas públicas urbanas de la ciudad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Dichas escuelas cumplieron con ser urbanas, presencia de áreas verdes en diferentes proporciones y disposición de autoridades y docentes para participar. Se aplicó una encuesta descriptiva y los resultados mostraron que la presencia o ausencia de áreas verdes escolares no tuvo una influencia significativa en las percepciones ambientales. Sin embargo, existen otros factores relevantes como el contacto directo con la naturaleza y el aprendizaje sobre plantas generado en un contexto cotidiano no ligado, necesariamente, a la escuela. Adicionalmente, el servicio ecosistémico más reconocido fue el de regulación, entendido como la importancia de la vegetación para mantener la calidad del aire y el ciclo hidrológico. El servicio ecosistémico cultural se relacionó con la valoración estética de las plantas y el servicio de abastecimiento fue asociado con alimento y medicina. Los niños percibieron con mayor facilidad el servicio ecosistémico de regulación comparado con las niñas (prueba chi cuadrado p<0.05).

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“…Pertimbangan dalam pemilihan pohon ini adalah daya serap polutan yang tinggi, sehingga mampu dalam menunjang fungsi ekologis taman kota. Penilaian kesesuaian tanaman di taman kota ditentukan oleh jenis tanaman yang ditanam sesuai dengan kriteria dalam Peraturan menteri Perencanaan Umum Nomor 5 Tahun 2008, jenis dan fungsi taman serta penataan taman (Menteri Perencanaan Umum, 2008;Talal et al, 2021;Mahmoud and Omar, 2015). Penanaman serta penataan vegetasi pada taman kota perly mempertimbangkan beberapa aspek seperti sifat fisik dari vegetasi, kegunaan, jarak tanam, serta nilai estetika yang akan muncul.…”

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Kesesuaian Vegetasi untuk Taman Kota Semarang

2021

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Fullfilling of Green Open Spaces through the arrangement of urban parks. Vegetation is an important element of urban parks. The incompatibility of the vegetation can reduce the function of the urban parks. The aim of this research is to analyse the suitability of vegetation in urban parks in Semarang. This research used exploration method. The results of key performance index analysis, show that the suitability of vegetation in urban parks of Semarang ranges from 56.25% to 84.3%. Assessment of vegetation’s suitabilities is influenced by physical characteristics, such as canopy, roots, color of flower, and others. The functions of vegetation such as shade plants, absorbent pollutants, increasing aesthetic value, spacing and composition of vegetation also can affect the suitability of vegetation in urban parks. The vegetation’s suitabilities in urban parks in Semarang can be categorized as compatible, compatible enough, and not compatible. Pemenuhan kebutuhan Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) melalui penataan taman kota. Vegetasi merupakan elemen penting penyusun taman kota. Ketidaksesuaian vegetasi penyusun taman dapat menyebabkan berkurangnya fungsi taman kota. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kesesuaian vegetasi yang ada di taman kota Semarang. Metode yang digunakan adalah eksplorasi. Hasil analisis key performance index menunjukkan kesesuaian vegetasi di taman kota Semarang berkisar antara 56,25% sampai dengan 84,3%. Penilaian terhadap kesesuaian vegetasi dipengaruhi oleh ciri fisik, seperti tajuk, perakaran, warna bunga dan lainnya. Fungsi dari tanaman seperti sebagai tanaman peneduh, penyerap polutan, penambah nilai estetika, arak tanam dan pengkomposisian tanaman dalam taman juga mempengaruhi kesesuaian vegetasi pada taman. Kesesuaian vegetasi di taman kota Semarang dapat dikategorikan sesuai, cukup sesuai dan kurang sesuai..

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Urban park visitor preferences for vegetation – An on‐site qualitative research study

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Cited by 26 publications

References 66 publications

Nature interactions and their associations with connection to nature and well‐being varies between different types of green spaces

Nature interactions and their associations with connection to nature and well‐being varies between different types of green spaces

Niños y plantas: servicios ecosistémicos de la vegetación percibidos en escuelas públicas urbanas en una ciudad andina

Kesesuaian Vegetasi untuk Taman Kota Semarang

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