Factors influencing public participation in conservation activities in urban areas: a case study in Yokohama, Japan
Factors influencing public participation in conservation activities in urban areas: a case study in Yokohama, Japan
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影响城市地区公众参与保护活动的因素：日本横滨的案例研究
DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2015.02.012
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
5.9
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T
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作者：
Sakurai;R.;Kobori;H.;Nakamura;M.;& Kikuchi;T
保护项目的长期成功，特别是在城市地区，往往取决于当地的接受和参与。然而，很难招募当地居民参与社区管理。本文以日本第二大城市横滨市的一个城市保护项目为例，分析了影响居民参与五种不同的保护活动意愿的因素。我们的目的是了解在亚洲文化中构成城市环境管理和公民生态的重要因素;日本。我们对居民的调查显示，居民的参与与个人的期望有关，即参与保育活动将加强居民之间的社会互动，他们认为市区缺乏足够的“绿色”生境特征，如花园和其他植物，以及他们对保持环境质量的责任感。此外，年轻居民比老年居民更愿意参与。我们的研究结果表明，在保护活动中强调社会互动，并强调需要和社会和美学的保护改善的好处，可以提高这些保护活动的参与。具体的激励因素可能因地而异，特别是跨越文化界限，但有些因素似乎是跨文化的普遍因素。在强调集体责任和行动的文化中，例如在日本，培养居民的意识可能很重要，即保护自然环境是他们的责任。我们相信，加深了解公众参与保育计划的兴趣和动机，将有助提高计划的成效。
The long-term success of conservation projects, particularly in urban areas, often depends on local buy-in and participation. However, it can be difficult to recruit local residents to participate in community-based management. Here we use an urban conservation project in Yokohama, the second largest city in Japan, as a case study to examine the factors associated with the willingness of residents to participate in five different conservation-related activities. We aimed to understand important factors that consist urban environmental stewardship and civic ecology in an Asian culture; Japan. Our survey of residents suggests that participation was related to an individual’s expectation that participating in the conservation activity would enhance social interactions among residents, their belief that the urban area lacked adequate “green” habitat features, such as gardens and other plantings, and their sense of responsibility to maintain the quality of the environment. Additionally, younger residents were more willing to participate than older residents. Our results suggest that emphasizing social interactions in conservation activities and highlighting the need for and social and aesthetic benefits of conservation improvements could enhance participation in these conservation activities. Particular motivating factors may vary from place to place, particularly across cultural boundaries, but some factors appear to be general across cultures. In cultures that emphasize collective responsibility and action, such as in Japan, it may be important to foster residents’ sense that it is their responsibility to conserve the natural environment. We believe that greater understanding of the interests and motivation of the public to participate in conservation projects will enhance their efficacy.