Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe

Fischer, Leonie K.; Neuenkamp, Lena; Lampinen, Jussi; Tuomi, Maria; Alday, Josu G.; Bucharova, Anna; Cancellieri, Laura; Casado-Arzuaga, Izaskun; Čeplová, Natálie; Cerveró, Lluïsa; Deák, Balázs; Eriksson, Ove; Fellowes, Mark D.E.; Fernández de Manuel, Beatriz; Filibeck, Goffredo; González-Guzmán, Adrián; Hinojosa, M. Belen; Kowarik, Ingo; Lumbierres i Bardají, Belén; Miguel, Ana; Pons i Domènech, Xavier; Rodríguez-García, Encarna; Schröder, Roland; Sperandii, Marta Gaia; Unterweger, Philipp; Valkó, Orsolya; Vázquez, Víctor; Klaus, Valentin H.

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2020-05-13

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Fischer, Leonie K.

Neuenkamp, Lena

Lampinen, Jussi

Tuomi, Maria

Alday, Josu G.

Bucharova, Anna

Cancellieri, Laura

Casado-Arzuaga, Izaskun

Čeplová, Natálie

Cerveró, Lluïsa

Deák, Balázs

Eriksson, Ove

Fellowes, Mark D.E.

Fernández de Manuel, Beatriz

Filibeck, Goffredo

González-Guzmán, Adrián

Hinojosa, M. Belen

Kowarik, Ingo

Lumbierres i Bardají, Belén

Miguel, Ana

Pons i Domènech, Xavier

Rodríguez-García, Encarna

Schröder, Roland

Sperandii, Marta Gaia

Unterweger, Philipp

Valkó, Orsolya

Vázquez, Víctor

Klaus, Valentin H.

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Fischer, Leonie K.; Neuenkamp, Lena; Lampinen, Jussi; Tuomi, Maria; Alday, Josu G.; Bucharova, Anna; ... Klaus, Valentin H.. (2020) . Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe. Conservation Letters, 2020, vol. 13, núm. 4, e12718. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12718.

Abstract

Increasing urbanization worldwide calls for more sustainable urban development. Simultaneously, the global biodiversity crisis accentuates the need of fostering biodiversity within cities. Policies supporting urban nature conservation need to understand people's acceptance of biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. We surveyed more than 2,000 people in 19 European cities about their attitudes toward near‐natural urban grassland management in public greenspaces, and related their responses to nine sociocultural parameters. Results reveal that people across Europe can support urban biodiversity, yet within the frames of a generally tidy appearance of public greenery. Younger people and those using greenspaces for a greater variety of activities were more likely to favor biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. Additionally, people who were aware of the meaning of biodiversity and those stating responsibility for biodiversity conservation particularly supported biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. Our results point at explicit measures like environmental education to increase public acceptance of policies that facilitate nature conservation within cities.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/69796

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https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12718

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Conservation Letters, 2020, vol. 13, núm. 4, e12718

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