Relating Social Inclusion and Environmental Issues in Botanic Gardens

Autor/inn/en	Vergou, Asimina; Willison, Julia
Titel	Relating Social Inclusion and Environmental Issues in Botanic Gardens
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 22 (2016) 1, S.21-42 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2014.984161
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Gardening; Plants (Botany); Recreational Facilities; Environmental Influences; Social Influences; Community Programs; Social Justice; Conservation (Environment); Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Attitude Measures; Questionnaires; Political Issues; Economic Factors; Social Isolation; Neighborhoods; Participation; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gartenarbeit; Pflanze; Freizeiteinrichtung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Beobachtung; Fragebogen; Politischer Faktor; Ökonomischer Faktor; Soziale Isolation; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Teilnahme; Großbritannien
Abstract	Botanic gardens have been evolving, responding to the changing needs of society, from their outset as medicinal gardens of monasteries and university gardens to more recently as organizations that contribute to the conservation of plant genetic resources. Considering that social and environmental issues are deeply intertwined and cannot be tackled in isolation from one another, a new challenge is now presented to botanic gardens: How can they redefine their purpose and expand their current roles in conservation, research, amenity and education in order to continue to be socially relevant? Empirical data regarding the impact of pilot community projects run by four UK botanic gardens show how it is possible in practice to address social, economic, political, neighbourhood, individual and group dimensions of exclusion whilst achieving public participation in plant conservation. This study presents the evaluation results regarding the outcomes of the Communities in Nature initiative which illustrated how botanic gardens can grow a social role and be socially relevant institutions that engage with their communities and address issues of social and environmental importance. Recommendations suggest that addressing social issues should target addressing the causes of exclusion as much as the effects. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01