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作者

Monika Oviedo;Michael Drescher;Jennifer Dean

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.70,Issue1,Article 127522

语言

英文

关键字

Access;Ecosystem services;Forest;Greenspace;Park;Perceptions;Urban;User;Values;Ravine

作者单位

School of Planning, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada;School of Planning, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

摘要

Urban greenspaces provide critical ecosystem services to urban area residents. While urban greenspaces provide a range of ecosystem services, cultural ecosystem services may be the most prominent to residents. Cultural ecosystem services provide benefits through educational, recreational, social, and spiritual opportunities. More knowledge is required about greenspace users’ perspectives of their local greenspaces, which will enrich park planners’ knowledge of the preferences, concerns, and potential points of conflict that greenspace users experience. To help increase this knowledge, we conducted a survey with closed and open-ended questions and supported it with a park audit and photographic evidence. As a case study, data were collected in six ravine parks in the City of Toronto, Canada. Ravine parks were of particular interest as they are a unique form of socio-ecological greenspace that have varied management goals which on occasion may differ from some user preferences and values. Quantitative data were analyzed with analysis of variance and chi-square tests of independence, and qualitative data were analyzed with conventional qualitative content analysis. Our results highlight that current ravine park users vary widely in their characteristics and the values they pursue through their park access. While the range of ravine park types accommodates some of this variability, there is also conflict between ravine park users with different values and expectations. We are offering a series of recommendations addressing these findings and hope that insights from this deep and rich case study will be of use to other forested, urban greenspaces under similar conditions.