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Erschienen in: Environmental Management 4/2021

12.08.2021

Resident Knowledge of and Engagement with Green Infrastructure in Toronto and Philadelphia

verfasst von: Tenley M. Conway, Camilo Ordóñez, Lara A. Roman, Annie Yuan, Hamil Pearsall, Megan Heckert, Stephen Dickinson, Christina Rosan

Erschienen in: Environmental Management | Ausgabe 4/2021

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Abstract

Green infrastructure (GI) initiatives, including programs to plant trees and install bioswales, have been adopted by a growing number of local government and non-governmental organizations. While the details of these programs vary, a common characteristic of most Canadian and US GI initiatives is a distributed approach that includes both public and private land. To date, little research has explored residents’ knowledge of GI or their engagement with related initiatives even though residents’ installation of GI is often key to creating distributed GI networks. In this study, we (1) assess residents’ knowledge of the term GI, (2) identify residents’ level of engagement with GI initiatives, and (3) examine whether factors like level of concern about local environmental issues can predict GI knowledge or level of engagement with GI initiatives. We explored these objectives through a survey of residents in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, US). We found that about a quarter of survey respondents in both cities had previously heard the term “green infrastructure”. Neither knowledge of GI nor level of engagement with GI initiatives could be predicted by the level of concern about local environmental issues, but residents’ interest in using their outdoor space for nature activities (e.g., gardening) predicted GI knowledge in both cities and level of initiative engagement in Philadelphia. Our results suggest the need for widespread education campaigns that clearly define GI so that residents can be participants in policy discussions, link it with their needs, and identify ways to manage GI to create desired benefits.

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Metadaten
Titel
Resident Knowledge of and Engagement with Green Infrastructure in Toronto and Philadelphia
verfasst von
Tenley M. Conway
Camilo Ordóñez
Lara A. Roman
Annie Yuan
Hamil Pearsall
Megan Heckert
Stephen Dickinson
Christina Rosan
Publikationsdatum
12.08.2021
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Environmental Management / Ausgabe 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0364-152X
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1009
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01515-5

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