Biocultural diversity (BCD) in European cities – Interactions between motivations, experiences and environment in public parks

Vierikko, Kati; Gonçalves, Paula; Haase, Dagmar; Elands, B.H.M.; Iojă, Cristian; Jaatsi, Mia; Pieniniemi, Mari; Lindgren, Jasmina; Grilo, Filipa; Santos‐Reis, Margarida; Niemelä, Jari; Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126501

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“…Wang et al [8] and Liu et al [9] identified four main factors that influence the use of urban parks: socio-demographic factors, residential space characteristics, personal factors, and park characteristics. Relaxation, physical exercise, socializing, and playing with children have been identified as important motivating factors for park use [8][9][10][11][12][13]. Referrals from others may provide motivation too, and different information sources can have an impact on park usage [14].…”

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“…The main factors limiting the use of parks were time limitations and limited park access [9]. Previous studies in European cities reported that the primary motivation for visiting urban parks is to seek moral relaxation and a natural experience [12,15,16]. With additional facilities for activities in parks, visit frequency may increase [17].…”

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Factors Influencing the Visitation and Revisitation of Urban Parks: A Case Study from Hangzhou, China

Zhan

Han

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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Visitors’ satisfaction and willingness to revisit urban parks are closely linked to park longevity. However, few details of this relationship have been studied. We explored the factors influencing urban park use and factors motivating revisitation in six urban parks in Hangzhou, China. Data from 600 park visitors were collected over three months using a face-to-face questionnaire. These included socio-demographic data, residential data, personal characteristics, park satisfaction, motivations for visit, and other information. A hierarchical regression model was applied to analyze the contribution of each variable to visitation by park users. Physical and mental benefits and previous positive experiences were the main factors motivating park visitation. Age and distance to the nearest park were the main factors driving park revisitation, and they were positively and negatively correlated with visitation frequency, respectively. Long-term and short-term residents, who commute by cycling or walking, made up the majority of park visitors. Interestingly, park features had no significant impact on revisitation. Weather and time limitations were major factors limiting visitation to parks, and traffic and inadequate park facilities limited revisitation. Our results could be useful for urban planners as they develop guidelines to improve visitor satisfaction and promote the longevity of urban parks.

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Factors Influencing the Visitation and Revisitation of Urban Parks: A Case Study from Hangzhou, China

Zhan

Han

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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“…Exposure to biodiversity may be encouraged or discouraged through aspects of the environmental/socio-cultural context, for example amenities (e.g. public toilets), park programming (Hunter, Cleary and Braubach, 2019;Vierikko et al, 2020), accessibility and maintenance status of the space where biodiversity is found, perceived safety in the space where biodiversity is, and other space-related variables such as size, type, land ownership (that can also be considered confounders) (Bratman et al, 2019). Individual characteristics, such as personal time demands, transport corridors, may also influence exposure (Bratman et al, 2019).…”

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Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework

Marselle¹,

Hartig²,

Cox³

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Biodiversity is a cornerstone of human health and well-being. However, while evidence of the contributions of nature to human health is rapidly building, understanding of how biodiversity relates to human health remains limited in important respects. In particular, we need a better grasp on the range of pathways through which biodiversity can influence human health, including those that run through psychological and social processes as well as through biochemical and biophysical processes. Building on evidence from across the natural, social and health sciences, we present a conceptual framework organising the pathways linking biodiversity to human health. Four domains of pathways—both beneficial as well as harmful—link biodiversity with human health: (i) reducing harm (e.g. provision of medicines, decreasing exposure to air and noise pollution); (ii) restoring capacities (e.g. attention restoration and stress reduction); (iii) building capacities (e.g. promoting physical activity, transcendental experiences), and (iv) causing harm (e.g. dangerous wildlife, zoonotic diseases or allergens). We discuss how to test components of the biodiversity-health framework with analytical approaches and existing datasets. In a world with accelerating declines in biodiversity, profound land-use change, and an increase in non-communicable and zoonotic diseases globally, greater understanding of these pathways can reinforce biodiversity conservation as a strategy for the promotion of health for both people and nature. We conclude by identifying research avenues and recommendations for policy and practice to foster biodiversity-focused public health actions.

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“…As McDonald et al rightly note, "Nature in and near cities is crucial not just for maintaining biodiversity but also for ensuring human wellbeing, which depends on the benefits that nature provides" (McDonald et al 2018, p. 9). Urban green spaces provide multiple benefits, and public parks in particular have a key role in supporting ecological and social sustainability in cities, contributing to human-nature interactions (Vierikko et al 2020). The parts of a city that support natural structures comprise the Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) that links very directly to urban ecosystem services (Childers et al 2019).…”

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Urban Growth and Biodiversity Conservation

Onaindia

Fisher

2020

Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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While there are certainly costs associated with urbanization that must be mitigated, responsible urban development also offers opportunities to manage human population growth and consumption in ways that can reduce pressures on natural landscapes and create new urban ecological niches. It is therefore imperative that societies take the connection between biodiversity and urbanization seriously in order to manage the impact of this new trend to ensure responsible and sustainable growth. The remainder of this chapter explores the current state of knowledge on the impacts of urbanization on biodiversity and recent trends in effective management.

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Biocultural diversity (BCD) in European cities – Interactions between motivations, experiences and environment in public parks

Abstract: Biocultural diversity (BCD) in European cities-interactions between motivations, experiences and environment in public parks. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, in press.

Cited by 47 publications

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Factors Influencing the Visitation and Revisitation of Urban Parks: A Case Study from Hangzhou, China

Factors Influencing the Visitation and Revisitation of Urban Parks: A Case Study from Hangzhou, China

Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework

Urban Growth and Biodiversity Conservation

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