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

Name: 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.

İsim	Does plant knowledge within urban forests and parks directly influence visitor pro-environmental behaviors
Yazar	Şat, Beyza, Chen, J., Wu, S. R., Zhou, P., Shirkey, G.
Basım Tarihi:	2018-03-28
Basım Yeri	- MDPI
Konu	Pro-environmental behaviors, Plant knowledge, Partial least square structural equation modeling, Urban forests, Urban parks, Three-way ANOVA
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	1999-4907
Kayıt Numarası	50e66f58-cf74-4067-a17e-f04d8831c364
Lokasyon	Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Tarih	2018-03-28
Notlar	University of Toledo ; Sustainable Energy Pathways (CHE) of the US National Science Foundation (NSF)
Örnek Metin	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

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

Basım Tarihi 2018-03-28

Basım Yeri - MDPI

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

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 1999-4907

Kayıt Numarası 50e66f58-cf74-4067-a17e-f04d8831c364

Lokasyon Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Tarih 2018-03-28

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

Örnek Metin 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