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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Perceptions, Expectations, and Preferences of Istanbul Residents Related to Nature and Nature Experience

Authors : Meryem Hayir-Kanat, Jürgen Breuste

Published in: Making Green Cities

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter aims to examine human preferences to nature experience. The research itself has three main focus points: (1) people associations with nature and recreation; (2) their level of desire to spend time in four different types of nature (a seaside, near a lake, forest, urban park); (3) the reason of their visit (e.g., escaping from city noise, recovering from the work stress), and (4) the quality and quantity of their nature observation. We performed face-to-face interviews with 500 respondents. The data revealed that the majority of the respondents associate nature with a sound, scene, place, state, or area related to green or natural spaces and relate resting with being away from daily routines and passive activities such as sleeping. Overall, we conclude that people in Istanbul have a strong preference for green spaces containing water bodies, with the seaside being the most favorite one. The main reason for the visit is resting. In general, people are interested in the landscape. However, we found a low level of interest and limited awareness of fauna and flora in natural areas.

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Metadata
Title
Perceptions, Expectations, and Preferences of Istanbul Residents Related to Nature and Nature Experience
Authors
Meryem Hayir-Kanat
Jürgen Breuste
Copyright Year
2023
Book
Making Green Cities

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-73088-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-73089-5

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73089-5_26