Towards access for all? Policy and research on access of ethnic minority groups to natural areas in four European countries

Beyond Ethnic Stereotypes – Identities and Outdoor Recreation Among Immigrants and Nonimmigrants in the Netherlands

“…In their efforts to understand and stimulate immigrants' recreational use of greenspace, policy makers and nature organizations have largely failed to include the cultural diversity among and within ethnic groups (Jay et al, 2012). Consequently, these efforts often suffered from simplistic and stereotyped images about immigrants and nonimmigrants.…”

“…At the same time, governments and nature conservation organizations noted an underrepresentation of immigrants in the recreational use of greenspace, although few baseline data exist on real participation levels of immigrants, at least in European countries. Governments and nature conservation organizations increasingly think of this possible underrepresentation as a problem, especially considering the potential positive effects of outdoor recreation on health, social integration, and public support for nature and biodiversity conservation (Deutscher Naturschutzring, 2009;Jay et al, 2012;Peters, 2011).…”

Public preferences for structural attributes of forests: Towards a pan-European perspective

“…There is also a growing body of work on inter-ethnic differences in perceptions of forests and the rural environment (e.g. Buijs et al, 2009;Jay et al, this issue;Rishbeth, 2001). This literature tends to explore differences in preferences for the same forests within a given case study, although it hints at the possibility of differences across geographical regions.…”

Landscape Perception and Preferences in Multi-cultural Settings

“…This needs to be verified in the next research phases. There is always a risk of reproducing stereotypes when interviews and discussions are conducted in the context of migration and the same interview partners could react differently when contacted in a different context (Jay et al, 2012;Kloek et al, 2013).…”