Exploring the Indoor Plant–People Relationship Through Qualitative Responses DOI Creative Commons
Brianna Le Busque, Carla Litchfield, Cassidy Lia Shaw

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Plant-Environment Interactions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(6)

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Humans have a long-standing relationship with the natural world, particularly in how they engage plants-referred to as people-plant relationships. While plants naturally live outdoors, people been including them inside built environments for centuries. Although benefits of indoor are well documented research, there is limited exploration individuals' subjective relationships their plants. To address this gap, we examined perceived owning and describe through open-ended qualitative survey items. Data were collected from 115 plant owners Australia, responses analyzed using combination thematic analysis segmentation. On average, participants owned 15 total identified 11 benefits. The most common being decorative aesthetic value, improved air quality, calming effects. Participants fell into one four types plants: highly connected, engaged, engagement, no relationship. This segmentation approach allowed us achieve key goal exploratory research-providing new insights inform future quantitative studies. Given that found not all plant-people equal, varying levels connection plants, research should explore these methods.

Language: Английский

Enhancing child–nature interactions through design: An empirical study of the emotions, perspectives and experiences of nature among South Korea's urban Generation Alpha children DOI Creative Commons
Jaeyoung Myung,

Min Choe,

Joon Sang Baek

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Abstract Urban Generation Alpha faces challenges in forming nature connection because of limited access to green spaces and high digital media exposure. Although childhood experiences with are crucial for developing a sense connection, there is theoretical methodological foundation child–nature interaction design specifically geared towards fostering connection. To address this gap, study aimed understand how urban South Korea perceives their explore opportunities enhance it. We conducted qualitative research Seoul Incheon, using semi‐structured interviews 47 children 15 parents the Alpha. The results showed that mismatch between children's parents' perceived negative experiences, anthropocentric value systems hinder In response this, we proposed following opportunities: integrating virtual vicarious direct could supplement exposure help develop stronger connection; ludic tailored attitude can overcome emotions such as fear or disgust, enhancing positive feelings through playful engagement; speculative encourages critical thinking equip confront information about environmental problems ecocentric views constructive hope. This contributes human–nature by highlighting limitations existing informing development effective programs strategies engage foster

Language: Английский

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Danger versus fear: A key to understanding biophobia DOI Creative Commons
Karl Zeller, Nicolas Mouquet, Cécile Garcia

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 10, 2025

Abstract Which animals do people fear most, and why? Exploring animal fears in humans is crucial for understanding reactions the face of danger, addressing both innate learned determinants. Because central role they are thought to have played primate evolution, most studies focused on snakes. Other that looked at a wider range either limited number species and/or sampled participants from narrow geographical locations. To overcome these shortcomings, we developed an immersive online survey based images matches, during which had choose feared most. With responses 17,353 all continents, were able rank 184 (mammals, reptiles, birds, arthropods amphibians) scale. Our results showed dangerous elicited frequent rapid responses. However, danger alone was not sufficient explain fear, as harmless also reached high scores. Fear varied with participants' age, region residence level declared biophobia. The discrepancy between actual levels may be due social transmission increasing disconnection natural environments. This study highlights need consider wide identify understand people's certain species, integrating complex relationship ecological socio‐cultural influences. Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Getting outdoors for ordinary beauty: Exposure to nature promotes meaning in life through enhanced savoring DOI

Yue Zhou,

Liuna Geng

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 50, P. 100883 - 100883

Published: April 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Wellbeing of park users in a tropical city may be more influenced by their nature connectedness and exposure than bird diversity DOI Creative Commons
Angelia Sia, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Linghua Meng

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128806 - 128806

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder perceptions of biodiversity in urban residential areas DOI
Magdalena Wojnowska-Heciak, Piotr Sikorski,

Joanna Ciemniewska

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 382, P. 125368 - 125368

Published: April 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Protecting urban wildlife fauna, fighting zoonoses, and preventing biophobia in Brazil DOI Creative Commons
Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Christina Pettan-Brewer,

Vívien Midori Morikawa

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Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: April 22, 2025

Biophobia has increased worldwide, particularly in high-income countries, leading to the loss of natural interactions and fewer health wellbeing benefits for humans animals. Wildlife avoidance Brazilian urban settings been mostly directed synanthropic species (so-called “harmful fauna”) due risk zoonosis involves bats, capybaras, opossums, monkeys. Additionally, feral cats stray dogs prey on vulnerable wildlife fauna, decreasing biodiversity. protection groups have contributed this biophobia by demanding capture relocation local distant states federal parks. Nonetheless, some state capitals peacefully coexist with steady or growing wildlife. Accordingly, study aimed present initiatives protection, surveillance, prevention Curitiba, eighth-largest city world considered among most sustainable cities Latin America. Instead sole sustainability, One Health approach applied address animal, human, environmental as part priorities, including free-of-charge veterinary services, basic school education, a newly established public hospital. Animal Protection Services, City Secretary Environment, promoted substantial improvements pet guardianship fauna an updated inventory, attendance, release native into Meanwhile, Zoonoses Surveillance Unit (ZSU), Public Health, worked daily prevent zoonoses other issues, bat rabies, minimal impact Children’s outreach educational handbooks, inserted teaching content schools, are used future generations. In summary, Curitiba may serve model (in addition sustainability) concomitant improvement animal major Brazil worldwide.

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Wildlife culling as a biophobic response to zoonotic disease risk: why we need a one health approach to risk communication DOI Creative Commons
C. Jane Anderson, Jamie K. Reaser

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Zoonoses – infectious diseases that are transmitted between people and other animals one of the foremost public health threats. Public messaging is a critical tool for informing at-risk communities about zoonotic disease threats effective mitigation measures. Unfortunately, when not carefully crafted, can foster fear-based (biophobic) responses to wildlife may carry pathogens—enculturating fear, disgust, forms aversion. In worst case scenarios, biophobia hosts result in humans culling populations or destroying their habitat. To better understand how responsibly provide necessary information on zoonoses risks while also promoting an affinity (biophilia) potential pathogen hosts, we conducted literature review identify cases zoonoses-initiated culls evaluated patterns trends. We found frequently native species, rather than nonnative often increase human mitigate them. further cultural impetus behind rarely discussed literature. Clearly, more research needed this regard. Human, animal, environmental intertwined, thus prevention best addressed through One Health lens. There need conservation professionals collaborate development risk enculturates preventative measures, including biodiversity conservation.

Language: Английский

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Savage Gardens: Balancing Maintenance, Aesthetics, and Ecosystem Services in the Biodiversity Crisis Era DOI Creative Commons
Alessio Russo

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 170 - 170

Published: Oct. 11, 2024

The escalating biodiversity crisis, coupled with the increasing frequency of droughts and anticipated water shortages due to climate change, necessitates a shift towards biodiversity-led landscape architecture, including domestic gardens. Traditionally viewed as high-maintenance spaces emphasising tidiness, gardens can significantly impact urban green infrastructure species richness. This paper explores concept ‘savage gardens’—untamed natural representing fourth nature approach, incorporating wild neglected areas. Despite potential challenges in public appreciation, it is argued that savage offer substantial benefits, such reduced maintenance, increased biodiversity, enhanced resilience change. By reframing perception ‘savage’ from biophobic reconnection nature, are proposed viable solution for balancing aesthetics, ecosystem services, landscapes, promoting more sustainable future face emergency.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Indoor Plant–People Relationship Through Qualitative Responses DOI Creative Commons
Brianna Le Busque, Carla Litchfield, Cassidy Lia Shaw

et al.

Plant-Environment Interactions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(6)

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Humans have a long-standing relationship with the natural world, particularly in how they engage plants-referred to as people-plant relationships. While plants naturally live outdoors, people been including them inside built environments for centuries. Although benefits of indoor are well documented research, there is limited exploration individuals' subjective relationships their plants. To address this gap, we examined perceived owning and describe through open-ended qualitative survey items. Data were collected from 115 plant owners Australia, responses analyzed using combination thematic analysis segmentation. On average, participants owned 15 total identified 11 benefits. The most common being decorative aesthetic value, improved air quality, calming effects. Participants fell into one four types plants: highly connected, engaged, engagement, no relationship. This segmentation approach allowed us achieve key goal exploratory research-providing new insights inform future quantitative studies. Given that found not all plant-people equal, varying levels connection plants, research should explore these methods.

Language: Английский

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