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Initiatives in Urban Greening: analysis of attitudes towards a voluntary-assisted urban residential road verge-planting program
Australian geographer, Vol.54(3), pp.303-323
2023
Abstract
City road verges often represent existing green space and provide opportunities for ecological enhancement. Urban greenspace improvement initiatives at the residential verge scale require genuine community support and engagement for success. We examined a community-based voluntary assisted verge greening program designed to enhance greenspace connectivity using native plants in a local municipality in Perth, Western Australia. A social survey of verge-greening program participants and non-participants was conducted to understand factors associated with community involvement. Results indicated general resident support for the program, where both groups viewed the program objectives positively. However, non-participants were less convinced, than participants, of the likelihood that the verge greening program would achieve its aims and the merits of some aims. This paper provides insight into a voluntary community engagement tool for developing urban green space connectivity and enhancing natural values at the residential roadside verge level.
Details
- Title
- Initiatives in Urban Greening: analysis of attitudes towards a voluntary-assisted urban residential road verge-planting program
- Authors/Creators
- Michael P HughesDavid Newsome - Murdoch UniversityElizabeth Culverhouse - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Australian geographer, Vol.54(3), pp.303-323
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 991005575369507891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems; Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability; School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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