Characterization of Visitors’ Perception of Landscape Heterogeneity in Urban Green Spaces

Autor: Alice Meyer-GrandBastien, Françoise Burel, Emmanuelle Hellier, Benjamin Bergerot
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Urban Science, Vol 5, Iss 4, p 86 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2413-8851
DOI: 10.3390/urbansci5040086
Popis: In the current context of global urbanization, interdisciplinary research is needed to identify planning and management practices in urban green spaces (UGS) that would enhance both biodiversity and visitors’ well-being. The perception of landscape heterogeneity, a core ecological concept, has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on visitors’ psychological restoration. In order to apply these findings within UGS to planning and management practices, we need to characterize visitors’ perception of landscape heterogeneity. We gathered data on 390 visitors’ perception of landscape heterogeneity. Our results highlighted that visitors perceive landscape heterogeneity through the mixing of different heights of three vegetation strata and flower areas. Planning and management practices should enhance this landscape aspect within UGS to simultaneously promote biodiversity and visitors’ psychological well-being.
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