Citizens' perception of and satisfaction with urban forests and green space: Results from selected Southeast European cities

《Citizens' perception of and satisfaction with urban forests and green space: Results from selected Southeast European cities》

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来源: URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.23,P.93-103

语言: 英文

关键字: Green infrastructure; Public perceptions; Survey; Urban forestry; Urban planning; Western Balkans; SURVEY PARTICIPATION; CITY; SOUNDSCAPE; LANDSCAPES; GUANGZHOU; BENEFITS; QUALITY; IMPACT; AREAS; CHINA

作者单位: [Ostoic, Silvija Krajter] Croatian Forest Res Inst, Dept Int Sci Cooperat Southeast Europe, Zajceva 28, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. [van den Bosch, Cecil C. Konijnendijk] Univ British Columbia, Dept Forest Resources Management, Forest Sci Bldg,2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. [Vuletic, Dijana] Croatian Forest Res Inst, Cvjetno Naselje 41, Jastrebarsko 10450, Croatia. [Stevanov, Mirjana] Inst Lowland Forestry & Environm, Antona Cehova 13, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia. [Zivojinovic, Ivana] Univ Nat Resources & Life Sci, European Forest Inst, Cent East & South East European Reg Off EFICEEC E, Feistmantelstr 4, A-1180 Vienna, Austria. [Mutabdzija-Becirovic, Senka] Univ Sarajevo, Fac Forestry, Zagrebacka 20, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia & Herceg. [Lazarevic, Jelena] Univ Montenegro, Biotechn Fac, Mihaila Lalica1, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro. [Stojanova, Biljana] PE Pk & Greenery, Bul Ilinden 104, Skopje 1000, Macedonia. [Blagojevic, Doni] BARS KOMPANI Ltd, Ratka Simatovica Bb, Prijedor 79100, Bosnia & Herceg. [Stojanovska, Makedonka] Ss Cyril & Methodius Univ, Fac Forestry, Bul Aleksandar Makedonski Bb, Skopje 1000, Macedonia. [Nevenic, Radovan] Inst Forestry, Kneza Viseslava 3, Belgrade 11030, Serbia. [Malovrh, Spela Pezdevsek] Univ Ljubljana, Biotech Fac, Dept Forestry & Renewable Forest Resources, Vecna Pot 83, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. Ostoic, SK (reprint author), Croatian Forest Res Inst, Dept Int Sci Cooperat Southeast Europe, Zajceva 28, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. E-Mail: silvijak@sumins.hr; cecil.konijnendijk@uba.ca; dijanav@sumins.hr; mzavodj@gwdg.de; ivana.zivojinovic@efi.int; senka.mutabdzija@gmail.com; ena.lazarevic@gmail.com; bilstroj@yahoo.com; doniluga@gmail.com; makedonka@sf.ukim.edu.mk; nevenic60@gmail.com; spela.pezdevsek.malovrh@bf.uni-lj.si

摘要: In this paper the results of the first comprehensive study on perception of and satisfaction with urban forests and green space in seven Southeast European cities are presented. The aims of the paper are to analyse 1) citizen perceptions of the current state of urban forests and green space in their cities, 2) to what extent current urban forests and green space meet their needs and how this can be improved. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a common face-to-face survey questionnaire. Respondents were selected based on census data though a stratified sampling procedure by taking into account age, gender and city district (n = 384 in each city). The results showed that citizens genuinely care for urban forests and green space in their cities, but are not satisfied with their current state. The respondents found issues related to misbehaviour of other users, the presence and quality of facilities, as well as the presence and quality of management or maintenance the most pressing. There were more statistically significant differences than similarities between cities. Socioeconomic variables explained perceptions only to some extent. Citizens were very supportive of educational campaigns about the importance of urban forests and green space as well as of better enforcement of the existing regulations though having more community wardens that were expected to tackle current unsatisfactory situations. Urban planning and urban forest and green space management in these cities are facing many problems characteristic for post-socialist countries. Study findings are expected to contribute to decision making in urban planning and natural resource management. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.