LAMPINEN, Jussi, Marta TUOMI, Leonie K. FISCHER, Lena NEUENKAMP, Josu G. ALDAY, Anna BUCHAROVA, Laura CANCELLIERI, Izaskun CASADO-ARZUAGA, Natálie ČEPLOVÁ, Lluïsa CERVERÓ, Balász DEÁK, Ove ERIKSSON, Mark D. E. FELLOWES, Beatriz FERNÁNDEZ DE MANUEL, Goffredo FILIBECK, Adrián GONZÁLEZ-GUZMÁN, Belen M. HINOJOSA, Ingo KOWARIK, Belén LUMBIERRES, Ana MIGUEL, Rosa PARDO, Xavier PONS, Encarna RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, Roland SCHRÖDER, Marta Gaia SPERANDII, Philipp UNTERWEGER, Orsolya VALKÓ, Victor VÁZQUEZ and Valentin H. KLAUS. Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites. Basic and Applied Ecology. Elsevier GMBH, 2021, vol. 50, February 2021, p. 119-131. ISSN 1439-1791. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.10.006.
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Original name Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites
Authors LAMPINEN, Jussi (246 Finland), Marta TUOMI (246 Finland), Leonie K. FISCHER (276 Germany), Lena NEUENKAMP (233 Estonia), Josu G. ALDAY (724 Spain), Anna BUCHAROVA (276 Germany), Laura CANCELLIERI (380 Italy), Izaskun CASADO-ARZUAGA (724 Spain), Natálie ČEPLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lluïsa CERVERÓ (724 Spain), Balász DEÁK (348 Hungary), Ove ERIKSSON (752 Sweden), Mark D. E. FELLOWES (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Beatriz FERNÁNDEZ DE MANUEL (724 Spain), Goffredo FILIBECK (380 Italy), Adrián GONZÁLEZ-GUZMÁN (724 Spain), Belen M. HINOJOSA (724 Spain), Ingo KOWARIK (276 Germany), Belén LUMBIERRES (724 Spain), Ana MIGUEL (724 Spain), Rosa PARDO (724 Spain), Xavier PONS (724 Spain), Encarna RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA (724 Spain), Roland SCHRÖDER (276 Germany), Marta Gaia SPERANDII (380 Italy), Philipp UNTERWEGER (276 Germany), Orsolya VALKÓ (348 Hungary), Victor VÁZQUEZ (724 Spain) and Valentin H. KLAUS (756 Switzerland).
Edition Basic and Applied Ecology, Elsevier GMBH, 2021, 1439-1791.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10611 Plant sciences, botany
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.735
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/21:00122464
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.10.006
UT WoS 000616375100011
Keywords in English Urban biodiversity conservation; lawn management; nature-related values; urban grasslands; ecological restoration; socio-ecological systems; green infrastructure; urban greenspace
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Grasslands are widespread elements of urban greenspace providing recreational, psychological and aesthetic benefits to city residents. Two urban grassland types of contrasting management dominate urban greenspaces: frequently mown, species-poor short-cut lawns and less intensively managed, near-natural tall-grass meadows. The higher conservation value of tall-grass meadows makes management interventions such as converting short-cut lawns into tall-grass meadows a promising tool for urban biodiversity conservation. The societal success of such interventions, however, depends on identifying the values urban residents assign to different types of urban grasslands, and how these values translate to attitudes towards greenspace management. Using 2027 questionnaires across 19 European cities, we identify the assigned values that correlate with people's personal greenspace use and their preferences for different types of urban grasslands to determine how these values relate to the agreement with a scenario of converting 50% of their cities’ short-cut lawns into tall-grass meadows. We found that most people assigned nature-related values, such as wildness, to tall-grass meadows and utility-related values, such as recreation, to short-cut lawns. Positive value associations of wildness and species richness with tall-grass meadows, and social and nature-related greenspace activities, positively correlated with agreeing to convert short-cut lawns into tall-grass meadows. Conversely, disapproval of lawn conversion correlated with positive value associations of cleanliness and recreation potential with short-cut lawns. Here, people using greenspaces for nature-related activities were outstandingly positive about lawn conversion. The results show that the plurality of values assigned to different types of urban grasslands should be considered in urban greenspace planning. For example, tall-grass meadows could be managed to also accommodate the values associated with short-cut lawns, such as tidiness and recreation potential, to support their societal acceptance.
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