The role of knowledge in residential lawn management
The role of knowledge in residential lawn management
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知识在住宅草坪管理中的作用
作者：
Nicholas F. Martini;K. Nelson
研究人员长期以来一直认为环境知识是改善个人环境行为的必要组成部分。我们在房主草坪管理的背景下进行这一讨论。利用 2011 年在明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗都市区进行的庭院护理研究的调查数据，我们探讨了房主对其草坪的了解程度，以及这些知识与最佳管理实践的关系以及对草坪与当地生态系统之间联系的认识。我们在工具/技术层面上概念化知识，并表明许多房主缺乏草坪管理的具体工具知识。然而，对草坪管理了解更多的人更有可能以符合推荐的最佳实践的方式管理草坪，并且也更了解当地的水生态系统。从本质上讲，许多房主的知识有限，这表明增加知识可能有助于改善最佳草坪实践，但仅靠它并不能将房主转变为高效的草坪管理者。
Researchers have long argued that environmental knowledge is a necessary component for improving individual environmental behavior. We take up this discussion in the context of homeowner lawn management. Using survey data from a 2011 yard care study conducted in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area, we explore the level of knowledge homeowners possess in regards to their lawn, and how this knowledge relates to best management practices as well as the awareness of linkages between the lawn and the local ecosystem. We conceptualize knowledge at an instrumental/technical level and showed that many homeowners were lacking in specific instrumental knowledge of their lawn management. However, individuals with more knowledge of their lawn management were more likely to manage their lawns in a manner consistent with recommended best practices and also were more aware of the local water ecosystem. Essentially, many homeowners had limited knowledge, suggesting that increasing knowledge may help improve best lawn practices, but it alone will not transform homeowners into the highly effective lawn managers.