Qiu_et_al_2013
Ling Qiu, Stefan Lindberg, Anders Busse Nielsen (2013). Is biodiversity attractive?—On-site perception of recreational and biodiversity values in urban green space. Landscape and Urban Planning 119:136-146, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.07.007.
Keywords: Green infrastructure, green space, biodiversity, perceptions, methods
- wanted to know if people distinguish biologically rich environments in urban green spaces
- used qualitative descriptions of difference in habitat types
- looked at plant species richness and vegetation structure
- scaled from 1-3 for each biodiversity measure and then based on overall score grouped into low, med, or high biodiversity
- vegetative complexity mostly descriptive
- did photography tests to assess preferences (VEP)
- Perception of species richness matched assessed biodiversity level but there was no preference for biodiversity
- people preferred ornamental lawns (but also accurately described them as low biodiversity environments)
- people preferred ornamental lawns (but also accurately described them as low biodiversity environments)