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Does plant knowledge within urban forests and parks directly influence visitor pro-environmental behaviors

Title	Does plant knowledge within urban forests and parks directly influence visitor pro-environmental behaviors
Author	Şat, Beyza, Chen, J., Wu, S. R., Zhou, P., Shirkey, G.
Publication Date:	2018-03-28
Publication Place	- MDPI
Subject	Pro-environmental behaviors, Plant knowledge, Partial least square structural equation modeling, Urban forests, Urban parks, Three-way ANOVA
Type	Periodical
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID	1999-4907
Record ID	50e66f58-cf74-4067-a17e-f04d8831c364
Library Location	Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Date	2018-03-28
Notes	University of Toledo ; Sustainable Energy Pathways (CHE) of the US National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sample Text	Urban parks and forests provide many services to society and are becoming essential components within urban landscapes worldwide. While substantial research and actions have been taken to understand various ecosystem services of urban forests and parks, significantly less effort has been made on people's perceptions toward the effectiveness of these services. In addressing the above research needs, we conducted a field survey and hypothesized that an individual's knowledge will lead to different pro-environmental behaviors in urban forests and parks. Using the Toledo, Ohio, USA as our study site, we collected 267 interviews from five of the area's most frequented urban parks. A three-way ANOVA and two Partial Least Square Structural Equation Models quantified the causal relationship among demography, plant knowledge, environmental knowledge, and pro-environmental behaviors. We found that: (1) different levels of plant knowledge will have different influences on environmental behaviors; (2) pro-environmental behavioral models can be based on planned behaviors or habitual behaviors; and that (3) gender may not be an influential factor in determining pro-environmental behaviors. Environmental knowledge, especially plant knowledge, plays a key role in fostering pro-environmental behaviors. Therefore, we reason that disseminating plant knowledge education materials will profoundly raise visitors' pro-environmental behaviors.
DOI	10.3390/f9040171
Cilt	9

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Does plant knowledge within urban forests and parks directly influence visitor pro-environmental behaviors

Author Şat, Beyza, Chen, J., Wu, S. R., Zhou, P., Shirkey, G.

Publication Date 2018-03-28

Publication Place - MDPI

Subject Pro-environmental behaviors, Plant knowledge, Partial least square structural equation modeling, Urban forests, Urban parks, Three-way ANOVA

Type Periodical

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Özyeğin University

Library Asset ID 1999-4907

Record ID 50e66f58-cf74-4067-a17e-f04d8831c364

Library Location Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Date 2018-03-28

Notes University of Toledo ; Sustainable Energy Pathways (CHE) of the US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Sample Text Urban parks and forests provide many services to society and are becoming essential components within urban landscapes worldwide. While substantial research and actions have been taken to understand various ecosystem services of urban forests and parks, significantly less effort has been made on people's perceptions toward the effectiveness of these services. In addressing the above research needs, we conducted a field survey and hypothesized that an individual's knowledge will lead to different pro-environmental behaviors in urban forests and parks. Using the Toledo, Ohio, USA as our study site, we collected 267 interviews from five of the area's most frequented urban parks. A three-way ANOVA and two Partial Least Square Structural Equation Models quantified the causal relationship among demography, plant knowledge, environmental knowledge, and pro-environmental behaviors. We found that: (1) different levels of plant knowledge will have different influences on environmental behaviors; (2) pro-environmental behavioral models can be based on planned behaviors or habitual behaviors; and that (3) gender may not be an influential factor in determining pro-environmental behaviors. Environmental knowledge, especially plant knowledge, plays a key role in fostering pro-environmental behaviors. Therefore, we reason that disseminating plant knowledge education materials will profoundly raise visitors' pro-environmental behaviors.

DOI 10.3390/f9040171

Cilt 9