Residents' attitudes towards tree care programs in cityscapes

Abstract

Purpose: Examine residents’ attitude towards urban trees from the perspective of funding or voluntarily contributing time for tree care programs. Majority of global populace live in cities, hence, the rise in public expectations for liveable, sustainable and greener communities and urban areas all over the world, Nigeria inclusive. With proper planning and management, cities may become more liveable, but the rapid loss of large urban green areas cause havoc, and has ushered in several problems such as adverse climatic condition, reduced water and air quality, amongst others.
 Metodology: A questionnaire survey was conducted to understand how residents rank and rate the benefits of urban trees as well as individual willingness to support conservation initiatives, using Benin metropolis, Nigeria as a case study.
 Findings: Using binary logit analysis, the study identified that residents who are aware of ecosystem services, had a profession and have spent at least 20 years in the city, had a significant relationship with personal willingness to volunteer time and/or donate money toward urban tree care programs and activities.
 Contribution to knowledge: Provided quantitative information to demonstrate the importance of conserving trees in development projects towards Global SDGs.

Determinants of spatial distribution of trees outside forests along urban-rural gradients: A review

“…Higher education levels positively influence tree growing and retention of TOF Positive Generally positive trend (Arabomen et al, 2021;Blanco et al, 2020;Chameno, 2020;Etshekape et al, 2018;Fernandes et al, 2018;Graça et al, 2018;Hanisah et al, 2012;Jones et al, 2013;Kendal et al, 2012;Lockwood & Berland, 2019;Suchocka et al, (Danquah et al, 2023;Hui & Jim, 2022;Lin et al, 2021;Lockwood & Berland, 2019;Malik et al, 2021) High income does not positively influence people's inclination towards planting trees, and does not positively influence the richness and abundance of trees Negative (Arabomen et al, 2020;Cubino & Retana, 2023;Olive et al, 2013) Landholding size…”

“…Additionally, more research has been conducted in major cities, leaving a gap in the literature concerning small towns and cities, especially in developing and undeveloped countries. (Abdulmalik et al, 2020;Arabomen et al, 2021;Collins et al, 2019;Deng et al, 2017;Gwedla et al, 2022;Koyata et al, 2021;Lin et al, 2021;Pistón et al, 2022;Suchocka et al, 2019) Old age creates a negative attitude towards trees; hence, less trees in the residences of older residents Negative (Danquah et al, 2023;Fernandes et al, 2018;Jeong et al, 2023) Gender Gender differences influence people's attitudes, perceptions, and willingness to establish and retain trees.…”

Relationship between project governance, project portfolio and best practices in an energy transmission company

“…However, project portfolio management cannot be limited to managing only its projects, given its direct relationship with the strategic goals and internal and external contexts of organizations (Martinsuo & Geraldi, 2020;Arabomen et al, 2021). The structuring of a portfolio that adheres to the strategy embraces the steps of mapping alternatives, categorizing, evaluating, prioritizing, balancing and authorizing projects (Patanakul, 2015;Martinsuo & Geraldi, 2020).…”

Uso do método de apoio a decisão Promethee II para evidenciação de assimetrias urbanas em uma cidade brasileira

“…Compreender a qualidade de vida urbana e opinião de residentes tem sido objeto de pesquisa de investigadores (Lee, 2021;Arabomen et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2021;Thyne et al, 2022). Seguindo tais linhas de pesquisa, por exemplo, Sales et al (2013) observaram que pessoas residentes nas áreas mais nobres da cidade apresentaram níveis de satisfação mais altos, e que os indivíduos residentes em locais mais carentes e violentos, apresentaram o nível mais baixo.…”