Kicic_et_al_2022

Martina Kičić, Dagmar Haase, Ana Marija Marin, Dijana Vuletić, Silvija Krajter Ostoić (2022). Perceptions of cultural ecosystem services of tree-based green infrastructure: A focus group participatory mapping in Zagreb, Croatia. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 78:127767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127767.

Keywords: Green infrastructure, urban trees, cultural ecosystem services, perceptions, methods

Urban green infrastructure is main provider of cultural ecosystem services in cities. Gap in literature regarding connection between cultural ecosystem services and tree-based GI that is not parks, urban forests, and cemeteries.

Used focus groups and participatory mapping to collect data.

  • most markers were associated with place attachment, aesthetics, then recreational services

  • least number of markers were for cultural identity and education

  • parks and forests were most important UGI for providing CES

  • Greenways also came up as important in relation to place attachment, aesthetics, and recreational values

  • Greenery surrounding residential buildings was regarded in the context of aesthetics