Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates
Mangrove wetlands are facing an existential threat from rapid socio-economic development. In this study, public environmental values regarding mangrove wetlands in the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates were assessed, considering gender, age, education, income, length of residency...
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| author | Hamed Assaf Sahar Idwan Abdul Halim Jallad Madiha Z. J. Ammari Aktham Al Chaar Mahmoud Kouja |
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| description | Mangrove wetlands are facing an existential threat from rapid socio-economic development. In this study, public environmental values regarding mangrove wetlands in the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates were assessed, considering gender, age, education, income, length of residency in RAK, knowledge of RAK mangrove and awareness of sustainability. A population sample of 427 respondents were face-to-face interviewed. Results suggest that mangrove value orientations are highly associated with length of residency in RAK and awareness of sustainability at significance levels of 0.003 and 0.005, respectively. Value orientations are less associated with age, knowledge of RAK mangrove and education at significance levels of 0.023, 0.039 and 0.095, respectively, being largely independent of gender and income. The majority of the respondents support the preservation of the mangroves even at the expense of economic development. This indicates the need to draft policies and regulations to safeguard the mangroves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94272ef3840a46f698bd81df74ea908e2022-12-21T20:09:25ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management1648-68971822-41992022-02-0130110.3846/jeelm.2022.16333Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab EmiratesHamed Assaf0Sahar Idwan1Abdul Halim Jallad2Madiha Z. J. Ammari3Aktham Al Chaar4Mahmoud Kouja5Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E.Faculty of Information Technology, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, JordanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA Department of Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E. Advanced Construction Technology, Dubai, U.A.E.Mangrove wetlands are facing an existential threat from rapid socio-economic development. In this study, public environmental values regarding mangrove wetlands in the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates were assessed, considering gender, age, education, income, length of residency in RAK, knowledge of RAK mangrove and awareness of sustainability. A population sample of 427 respondents were face-to-face interviewed. Results suggest that mangrove value orientations are highly associated with length of residency in RAK and awareness of sustainability at significance levels of 0.003 and 0.005, respectively. Value orientations are less associated with age, knowledge of RAK mangrove and education at significance levels of 0.023, 0.039 and 0.095, respectively, being largely independent of gender and income. The majority of the respondents support the preservation of the mangroves even at the expense of economic development. This indicates the need to draft policies and regulations to safeguard the mangroves.https://www.transport.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/16333mangroveenvironmental sustainabilityenvironmental managementlandscape managementenvironmental valuessurvey |
| spellingShingle | Hamed Assaf Sahar Idwan Abdul Halim Jallad Madiha Z. J. Ammari Aktham Al Chaar Mahmoud Kouja Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management mangrove environmental sustainability environmental management landscape management environmental values survey |
| title | Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full | Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_fullStr | Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_short | Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_sort | public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the united arab emirates |
| topic | mangrove environmental sustainability environmental management landscape management environmental values survey |
| url | https://www.transport.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/16333 |
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