Influence of perceived social benefits on motives for visiting urban green infrastructure spaces in small and medium-sized towns in Southeast Nigeria

《Influence of perceived social benefits on motives for visiting urban green infrastructure spaces in small and medium-sized towns in Southeast Nigeria》

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作者: Osita E. Uzonnah;Ifeanyi N. Chukwu;Eziyi O. Ibem

来源: CITIES,Vol.135,Issue1,Article 104240

语言: 英文

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作者单位: Department of Architecture, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria;Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria;Department of Architecture, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria;Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria;National Agricultural Science & Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China;Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China;Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy;Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome 00153, Italy;Department of Geography, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;No. 162, Section 1, Heping E. Rd., Taipei City 106, Taiwan;Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padua, Italy;Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, Italy;Hang Lung Center for Real Estate, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University, China;Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Munji-ro 193, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34051, Republic of Korea;Department of Management of the Instituto Europeu de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, CEFAGE-UBI Research Center, Univewrsidade da Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal;Universidade da Beira Interior, Department of Management and Economics, CEFAGE-UBI Research Center, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal;REMIT - Research on Economics Management and Information Technologies, Universidade Portucalense, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal;Department of Management, University of Minho, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal;CIDI – IESF - Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, 4824-909 Fafe, Portugal;ISAG - Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão & Research Center in Business Sciences and Tourism (CICET – FCVC) & Research Centre in Organizations, Markets and Industrial Management (COMEGI), Portugal;University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro –UTAD, CETRAD Research Center, Vila Real, Portugal

摘要: Although the benefits of urban green infrastructure (UGI) in sustainable development are well established in the literature, the specific benefits with the most influence on why people visit or use UGI spaces are not well understood. This study investigated the influence of perceived social benefits on motives for visiting UGI spaces in small and medium-sized towns in Southeast Nigeria. A survey of 513 participants in four main towns of Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria was done. The data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests, descriptive and categorical regression analyses. The findings showed that the main motives for visiting UGI spaces were for enjoying nature, fresh air, relaxing, and walking these were significantly different across the respondents' age, marital status, and location. The role of UGI in promoting human-nature interactions, enhancing life satisfaction, and social interactions were the top three social benefits identified. The three social benefits with the most significant influence on motives for visiting UGI were the role of UGI in promoting physical well-being, social relations, a sense of community, and life satisfaction. The study implies that understanding public motives for visiting/using GI spaces and their predictors is vital for effective policy-making, planning, and management of UGI.