Digital Walking Tours as a Tool for Assessing Place Attachment and Community Responses to Regional Environmental Change
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(8), P. 1326 - 1326
Published: Aug. 21, 2024
Understanding
a
community’s
place
attachment
is
vital
for
effective
land-use
planning
and
disaster
risk
management
that
aligns
with
local
needs
priorities.
This
study
examines
the
methodologies
employed
to
grasp
these
values,
emphasising
significance
of
meaningful
participatory
approaches.
It
sheds
light
on
challenges
encountered
due
COVID-19
restrictions,
which
prevented
direct
face-to-face
engagement
community
members.
To
address
this
issue,
researchers
devised
“digital
walking
tours”
as
an
alternative
traditional
transect
methods,
aiming
investigate
relationship
between
perceptions
landscape
in
Patreksfjörður,
small
fishing
Westfjords,
during
pandemic.
The
evaluation
method
demonstrated
its
suitability
conducting
comprehensive
cost-effective
consultations.
Participants
expressed
enjoyment
found
technology
(online
video
calls
StreetView
imagery)
user-friendly
engaging.
further
enhance
method,
several
recommendations
are
proposed,
including
integration
virtual
tours
in-person
methods
whenever
feasible,
incorporating
additional
sensory
input,
adopting
slower
pace,
offering
more
opportunities
participants
divert
personally
significant
locations.
Other
contextual
considerations
encompass
use
participants’
native
language
facilitation
digital
pairs
or
groups
participants.
Language: Английский
Preferences of Adults for Synanthropic Flora in the Sustainable Development of Polish Cities’ Green Areas
Published: March 13, 2024
Synanthropic
flora
(weeds,
spontaneously
developed
plants)
are
plants
that
accompany
humans,
appearing
as
a
result
of
anthropopressure
well
after
its
cessation.
The
potential
synanthropic
in
shaping
green
areas
usually
brings
many
measurable
benefits
depend
on
land
management
cities.
study
aimed
to
determine
the
preferences
and
attitudes
adults
towards
settlement
units.
article
presents
survey
results
from
447
city
residents.
obtained
were
statistically
analyzed
using
k-means
clustering
method
identify
segments
respondents
with
similar
toward
flora.
Mann-Whitney
U
tests
employed
statistical
differences
demographic
variables
among
clusters
respondents.
Additionally,
multiple
regression
analysis
was
performed
opinions
flora,
may
influence
their
greater
acceptance
vicinity
residential
areas.
allow
for
statement
respondent’s
evaluation
level
support
introduction
more
vegetation
into
urban
greenery
(Yw)
grows
increase
occurrence
surroundings.
Respondents’
subject
presence
studied
such
concerning:
found
turfgrasses
has
positive
impact
visual
attractiveness
site
(X1),
plant
communities
present
themselves
better
than
others
(X2),
an
estate
improves
quality
life
location
(X3),
arrangements
is
(X4),
use
educational
purposes
-
elements
playgrounds
or
form
environmental
workshops
(X5).
Residents’
at
relatively
high
level.
Language: Английский
Preferences of Adults for Synanthropic Flora in the Sustainable Development of Polish Cities’ Green Areas
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(9), P. 3610 - 3610
Published: April 25, 2024
Synanthropic
flora
(weeds,
i.e.,
spontaneously
developed
plants)
are
plants
that
accompany
humans,
appearing
as
a
result
of
anthropopressure
well
after
its
cessation.
The
potential
synanthropic
in
shaping
green
areas
usually
brings
many
measurable
benefits
depend
on
land
management
cities.
This
study
aimed
to
determine
the
preferences
and
attitudes
adults
towards
settlement
units.
article
presents
survey
results
from
447
city
residents.
obtained
were
statistically
analyzed
using
k-means
clustering
method
identify
segments
respondents
with
similar
toward
flora.
Mann–Whitney
U
tests
employed
statistical
differences
demographic
variables
among
clusters
respondents.
Additionally,
multiple
regression
analysis
was
performed
opinions
may
influence
their
greater
acceptance
vicinity
residential
areas.
indicate
respondent’s
evaluation
level
support
for
introduction
more
vegetation
into
urban
greenery
(Yw)
grows
increase
plants’
occurrence
surroundings.
Residents’
is
at
relatively
high
level.
Language: Английский