Management and perception of Metropolitan Natura 2000 Sites: A case study of La Mandria Park (Turin, Italy). Battisti, L., Corsini, F., Gusmerotti, N. M., & Larcher, F. Sustainability (Switzerland), MDPI, 2019. Cited by: 12; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access![Management and perception of Metropolitan Natura 2000 Sites: A case study of La Mandria Park (Turin, Italy) [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex The European Commission promotes management practices for nature conservation and human well-being, requiring the involvement of users in Natura 2000 sites. The research aim was to investigate the user's aesthetic perception in relation to the adoption of different management measures, within an Italian metropolitan Natura 2000 site. The research was performed in La Mandria Park in 2018 (1780 ha). The method was based on a participatory approach (interviews, questionnaires and participatory mapping), involving both park managers and users. Four main landscape elements were identified: lawns, woodlands, lines of trees and water bodies. Questionnaires (N = 232) were analyzed by descriptive and regression analysis. Mapped preferred places were analyzed using ecological indexes on 500 m land use buffers. A gendered perception of the aesthetic quality was detected, demonstrating that women are more strictly connected to nature than men. Users involved in park activities better perceived the aesthetic quality, while regular visitors had a worst perception. From participatory mapping (N = 137), it emerges that the eight preferred places are characterized by a mixed land use with different maintenance regimes and ecological values. Users' perceptions should be integrated in a co-management plan in metropolitan Natura 2000 sites, combining nature conservation with user enjoyment. © 2019 by the authors.
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author = {Battisti, Luca and Corsini, Filippo and Gusmerotti, Natalia Marzia and Larcher, Federica},
title = {Management and perception of Metropolitan Natura 2000 Sites: A case study of La Mandria Park (Turin, Italy)},
year = {2019},
journal = {Sustainability (Switzerland)},
volume = {11},
number = {21},
doi = {10.3390/su11216169},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074830419&doi=10.3390%2fsu11216169&partnerID=40&md5=195d725da08e5f19197f584b35780163},
affiliations = {Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco (TO), 10095, Italy; Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies-Institute of Management, Pisa (PI), 56127, Italy},
abstract = {The European Commission promotes management practices for nature conservation and human well-being, requiring the involvement of users in Natura 2000 sites. The research aim was to investigate the user's aesthetic perception in relation to the adoption of different management measures, within an Italian metropolitan Natura 2000 site. The research was performed in La Mandria Park in 2018 (1780 ha). The method was based on a participatory approach (interviews, questionnaires and participatory mapping), involving both park managers and users. Four main landscape elements were identified: lawns, woodlands, lines of trees and water bodies. Questionnaires (N = 232) were analyzed by descriptive and regression analysis. Mapped preferred places were analyzed using ecological indexes on 500 m land use buffers. A gendered perception of the aesthetic quality was detected, demonstrating that women are more strictly connected to nature than men. Users involved in park activities better perceived the aesthetic quality, while regular visitors had a worst perception. From participatory mapping (N = 137), it emerges that the eight preferred places are characterized by a mixed land use with different maintenance regimes and ecological values. Users' perceptions should be integrated in a co-management plan in metropolitan Natura 2000 sites, combining nature conservation with user enjoyment. © 2019 by the authors.},
author_keywords = {Aesthetic quality; Ecosystem services; Gendered perspective; Questionnaires; Stakeholders; Urban horticulture},
keywords = {Italy; Piedmont [Italy]; Torino [Piedmont]; Turin; comanagement; ecosystem service; European Commission; horticulture; land use; metropolitan area; national park; nature conservation; participatory approach; perception; questionnaire survey; stakeholder; urban agriculture},
correspondence_address = {L. Battisti; Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco (TO), 10095, Italy; email: luca.battisti@unito.it},
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note = {Cited by: 12; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access}
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