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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 455-467 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Ecosystem Services |
| Volume | 31 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
The role of urban parks in delivering cultural ecosystem services related to outdoor recreation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the question remains as to whether the recreational opportunities of parks meet the demands of increasingly multicultural societies and whether recreational patterns vary at spatial scales. In a pan-European survey, we assessed how people use urban parks (in five cities, N = 3814) and how recreational patterns relate to respondents’ sociocultural and geographical contexts (using 19 explanatory variables). Our results show that across Europe (i) respondents share a general pattern in their recreational activities with a prevalence for the physical uses of parks, especially taking a walk; (ii) the geographic context matters, demonstrating a high variety of uses across the cities; and that (iii) the sociocultural context is also important; e.g., the occupation and biodiversity valuations of respondents are significantly associated with the uses performed. The sociocultural context matters particularly for physical park uses and is associated to a lesser extent with nature-related uses. Given that our results attest to a high variety of park uses between sociocultural groups and the geographical context, we conclude that it is important to consider the specific backgrounds of people to enhance recreational ecosystem services in greenspace development.
Keywords
- Biocultural diversity, Cultural ecosystem services, Greenspace planning, Leisure activity, Minorities, Urban biodiversity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Global and Planetary Change
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Environmental Science(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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In: Ecosystem Services, Vol. 31, 06.2018, p. 455-467.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Recreational ecosystem services in European cities
T2 - Sociocultural and geographical contexts matter for park use
AU - Fischer, L. K.
AU - Honold, J.
AU - Botzat, A.
AU - Brinkmeyer, D.
AU - Cvejić, R.
AU - Delshammar, T.
AU - Elands, B.
AU - Haase, D.
AU - Kabisch, N.
AU - Karle, S. J.
AU - Lafortezza, R.
AU - Nastran, M.
AU - Nielsen, A. B.
AU - van der Jagt, A. P.
AU - Vierikko, K.
AU - Kowarik, I.
N1 - Funding information: This work was financed by the “ Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy (GREEN SURGE)”, EU FP7 collaborative project, FP7-ENV.2013.6.2-5-603567 (Grant Agreement No. 603567 ). We thank all partners from the five European cities for conducting the field study, Yole DeBellis and two anonymous reviewers for contributing to the review of this work, and Jari Niemelä and Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch for their support. This work was financed by the “Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy (GREEN SURGE)”, EU FP7 collaborative project, FP7-ENV.2013.6.2-5-603567 (Grant Agreement No. 603567). We thank all partners from the five European cities for conducting the field study, Yole DeBellis and two anonymous reviewers for contributing to the review of this work, and Jari Niemelä and Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch for their support.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - The role of urban parks in delivering cultural ecosystem services related to outdoor recreation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the question remains as to whether the recreational opportunities of parks meet the demands of increasingly multicultural societies and whether recreational patterns vary at spatial scales. In a pan-European survey, we assessed how people use urban parks (in five cities, N = 3814) and how recreational patterns relate to respondents’ sociocultural and geographical contexts (using 19 explanatory variables). Our results show that across Europe (i) respondents share a general pattern in their recreational activities with a prevalence for the physical uses of parks, especially taking a walk; (ii) the geographic context matters, demonstrating a high variety of uses across the cities; and that (iii) the sociocultural context is also important; e.g., the occupation and biodiversity valuations of respondents are significantly associated with the uses performed. The sociocultural context matters particularly for physical park uses and is associated to a lesser extent with nature-related uses. Given that our results attest to a high variety of park uses between sociocultural groups and the geographical context, we conclude that it is important to consider the specific backgrounds of people to enhance recreational ecosystem services in greenspace development.
AB - The role of urban parks in delivering cultural ecosystem services related to outdoor recreation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the question remains as to whether the recreational opportunities of parks meet the demands of increasingly multicultural societies and whether recreational patterns vary at spatial scales. In a pan-European survey, we assessed how people use urban parks (in five cities, N = 3814) and how recreational patterns relate to respondents’ sociocultural and geographical contexts (using 19 explanatory variables). Our results show that across Europe (i) respondents share a general pattern in their recreational activities with a prevalence for the physical uses of parks, especially taking a walk; (ii) the geographic context matters, demonstrating a high variety of uses across the cities; and that (iii) the sociocultural context is also important; e.g., the occupation and biodiversity valuations of respondents are significantly associated with the uses performed. The sociocultural context matters particularly for physical park uses and is associated to a lesser extent with nature-related uses. Given that our results attest to a high variety of park uses between sociocultural groups and the geographical context, we conclude that it is important to consider the specific backgrounds of people to enhance recreational ecosystem services in greenspace development.
KW - Biocultural diversity
KW - Cultural ecosystem services
KW - Greenspace planning
KW - Leisure activity
KW - Minorities
KW - Urban biodiversity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.01.015
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.01.015
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AN - SCOPUS:85044391846
VL - 31
SP - 455
EP - 467
JO - Ecosystem Services
JF - Ecosystem Services
SN - 2212-0416
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