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作者

Miriam Tedeschi;Hanna Heino;Johanna Jämsä;Antti Klemettilä

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.74,Issue1,Article 127645

语言

英文

关键字

Urban nature;Well-being;Nature-based integration;Immigration;Finland;Mixed methods

作者单位

Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland;School of Management, Regional Studies, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland;THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Finland;Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland;School of Management, Regional Studies, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland;THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Finland

摘要

Activities in natural environments greatly enhance human well-being and can support the integration of foreigners into a new country. This article explores how residents from different ethnic backgrounds in Turku, Finland appreciated and engaged with urban natural environments and how this engagement benefitted their well-being and, ultimately, their integration. Individuals enjoy activities in nature in particular ways, which may vary according to a person’s physical, social, and psychological characteristics. This is especially true for immigrants who apply traditions from their home countries to the ways in which they interact with their new environment and enjoy activities in nature. Three dimensions of nature experience—social, emotional, and normative—emerged from the research, which, in turn, supported well-being and different types of integration: interactive, identificational, and cognitive. We argue that because these dimensions are an integral part of a person’s identity and cultural background, familiarity with them may prove pivotal to constructing more welcoming and intercultural urban natural environments. Different approaches to engaging with nature should be considered in the design of urban environments and urban nature, as well as in integration programmes, to enhance the well-being and integration of foreign-background populations.