Attitudes towards green urban space : A case study of two Italian regions
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Grigoletto, Alessia, Mauro, Mario, Campa, Francesco, Loi, Alberto, Zambon, Maria C., Bettocchi, Marzia, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Bragonzoni, Laura, Maietta Latessa, Pasqualino and Toselli, Stefania. (2021). Attitudes towards green urban space : A case study of two Italian regions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(12), p. Article 6442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126442
Authors | Grigoletto, Alessia, Mauro, Mario, Campa, Francesco, Loi, Alberto, Zambon, Maria C., Bettocchi, Marzia, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Bragonzoni, Laura, Maietta Latessa, Pasqualino and Toselli, Stefania |
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Abstract | Green spaces are defined as open spaces of ground, covered by vegetation, including parks and gardens. This kind of environment is linked to many positive effects and its importance is growing due to increasing urbanization. Understanding what drives people to use green urban space is fundamental to creating appropriate campaigns to develop the use of such spaces and improve the citizens’ quality of life. A questionnaire on the attitude towards green space was developed and submitted to people from two Italian regions. Emilia-Romagna and Veneto are two regions in the North of Italy with different territorial policies. Three hundred and ten surveys were collected (167 in Emilia-Romagna and 143 in Veneto). Significant differences were observed between regions, age groups and in relation to the kind of work (p < 0.05). People from Emilia-Romagna have higher scores of attitudes towards green space than people from Veneto, underlining the importance of territorial policies. Moreover, younger participants (18–30 years) seem to be less attracted to green urban space. Being an employee seems to influence the attitude towards green space. Particular attention should be given to subjects of the younger age groups and to the number of hours spent at work. This could be an important element for future research, so that political action can be implemented with these categories in mind. |
Keywords | attitude; green space; health promotion; park |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal citation | 18 (12), p. Article 6442 |
Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI AG) |
ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126442 |
PubMed ID | 34198664 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85107718185 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8296272 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-21 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Jun 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Jun 2021 |
Deposited | 09 Nov 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x051/attitudes-towards-green-urban-space-a-case-study-of-two-italian-regions
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