Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Recurrent droughts in southwest Germany threaten the city and community-owned forests (CCF). At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for recreation in CCF of southwest Germany. We interviewed stakeholders from different interest groups to critically analyze their op...
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| author | Angela Beckmann-Wübbelt Lynn Türk Iulia Almeida Annika Fricke Metodi Sotirov Somidh Saha |
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| description | Abstract Recurrent droughts in southwest Germany threaten the city and community-owned forests (CCF). At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for recreation in CCF of southwest Germany. We interviewed stakeholders from different interest groups to critically analyze their opinion on how the high recreation demand on CCF due to the pandemic can be ensured along with implementing climate change adaptation measures in CCF in Karlsruhe, Germany. We found that stakeholders particularly highlighted the importance of the recreational function of the CCF during the pandemic. However, the behavior of visitors was criticized by the stakeholders. We showed that demand for the recreational use of CCF conflicted with climate change adaptation measures such as sanitary and forest restoration actions, creating a dilemma among stakeholders. Therefore, enhancing citizens’ knowledge of forests’ recreation functions and the need for climate change adaptation through communication and education should be prioritized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84abbbcb13af4a8e9d20cdbd1c32f6de2023-03-22T11:24:33ZengNature Portfolionpj Urban Sustainability2661-80012023-03-013111110.1038/s42949-023-00096-yClimate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemicAngela Beckmann-Wübbelt0Lynn Türk1Iulia Almeida2Annika Fricke3Metodi Sotirov4Somidh Saha5Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyChair of Forest and Environmental Policy, University of FreiburgInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyAbstract Recurrent droughts in southwest Germany threaten the city and community-owned forests (CCF). At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for recreation in CCF of southwest Germany. We interviewed stakeholders from different interest groups to critically analyze their opinion on how the high recreation demand on CCF due to the pandemic can be ensured along with implementing climate change adaptation measures in CCF in Karlsruhe, Germany. We found that stakeholders particularly highlighted the importance of the recreational function of the CCF during the pandemic. However, the behavior of visitors was criticized by the stakeholders. We showed that demand for the recreational use of CCF conflicted with climate change adaptation measures such as sanitary and forest restoration actions, creating a dilemma among stakeholders. Therefore, enhancing citizens’ knowledge of forests’ recreation functions and the need for climate change adaptation through communication and education should be prioritized.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00096-y |
| spellingShingle | Angela Beckmann-Wübbelt Lynn Türk Iulia Almeida Annika Fricke Metodi Sotirov Somidh Saha Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic npj Urban Sustainability |
| title | Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00096-y |
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