Domesticated nature: Motivations for gardening and perceptions of environmental impact
Domesticated nature: Motivations for gardening and perceptions of environmental impact
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.06.001
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Clayton, Susan
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作者：
Clayton, Susan
园艺在美国是一种流行的消遣方式，值得研究，因为它对个人和生态系统都有潜在的重要影响。本研究旨在调查园艺动机及其与自然态度和园艺实践的关系。了解这些动机可能有助于促进更可持续的园艺实践。花园中心的 126 名访客完成了一项调查，内容涉及园艺的好处、庭院的使用以及园艺实践背后的担忧。结果表明，对自然的欣赏是园艺的重要动机，但社会关注和用途也很重要。院子的自然用途和社会用途都与满意度相关。总体而言，受访者并没有将自己的私人庭院与自然环境联系起来。然而，利用庭院欣赏自然与生态方面的考虑和担忧有关。对成本和易于维护等实际问题的关注与使用庭院欣赏自然呈负相关，并且与满意度无关。讨论了鼓励可持续园艺实践的影响。 (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Gardening is a popular pastime in the United States, worth investigating because of its potential for important effects on the individual as well as on the ecosystem. The present study was designed to investigate motivations for gardening and their relationship to attitudes toward nature and to gardening practices. Understanding such motivations may inform attempts to promote more sustainable gardening practices. One hundred twenty-six visitors to a garden center completed a survey about benefits from gardening, uses of their yard and concerns underlying their gardening practices. Results suggested that appreciation for nature was a significant motivation for gardening, but that social concerns and uses were also important. Both nature uses and social uses of the yard were associated with satisfaction. In general, respondents did not make a strong connection between their own private yards and the natural environment. Using the yard to appreciate nature, though, was associated with ecological considerations and concerns. A concern with practical issues like cost and ease of maintenance was negatively correlated with using the yard to appreciate nature, and was unconnected with satisfaction. Implications for encouraging sustainable gardening practices are discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.