Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland
Biosphere reserves and nature parks are protected areas that aim to combine nature conservation with human-development goals. These areas provide ideal environments for promoting and testing sustainable ways of living. The goal of this study was to determine how park management can best contribute t...
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| description | Biosphere reserves and nature parks are protected areas that aim to combine nature conservation with human-development goals. These areas provide ideal environments for promoting and testing sustainable ways of living. The goal of this study was to determine how park management can best contribute to the quality of life of residents. The article presents the results of a survey in Switzerland of 2,409 residents of a biosphere reserve and two regional nature parks on the provision of quality of life. The results indicate that the quality of life in the parks is generally high. The identified dimensions that constitute this quality of life, their perceived importance, and the needs expressed by residents suggest that park management can help to increase and safeguard extant conditions by offering activities that improve health, social relations, and sustainable mobility. Awareness of how park management can contribute to the quality of life of park residents sustainably enables the setting of new priorities that have joint outputs that can be positive for both nature and people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efc79991d3734666850d7dc0703cda982022-12-22T01:41:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy1548-77332022-12-0118160161510.1080/15487733.2022.2100128Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from SwitzerlandThea Xenia Wiesli0Thomas Hammer1Florian Knaus2Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, SwitzerlandBiosphere reserves and nature parks are protected areas that aim to combine nature conservation with human-development goals. These areas provide ideal environments for promoting and testing sustainable ways of living. The goal of this study was to determine how park management can best contribute to the quality of life of residents. The article presents the results of a survey in Switzerland of 2,409 residents of a biosphere reserve and two regional nature parks on the provision of quality of life. The results indicate that the quality of life in the parks is generally high. The identified dimensions that constitute this quality of life, their perceived importance, and the needs expressed by residents suggest that park management can help to increase and safeguard extant conditions by offering activities that improve health, social relations, and sustainable mobility. Awareness of how park management can contribute to the quality of life of park residents sustainably enables the setting of new priorities that have joint outputs that can be positive for both nature and people.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15487733.2022.2100128Quality of lifeparkssatisfactionwell-beingprotected area managementsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Thea Xenia Wiesli Thomas Hammer Florian Knaus Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy Quality of life parks satisfaction well-being protected area management sustainability |
| title | Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland |
| title_full | Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland |
| title_fullStr | Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland |
| title_short | Improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks: management recommendations from Switzerland |
| title_sort | improving quality of life for residents of biosphere reserves and nature parks management recommendations from switzerland |
| topic | Quality of life parks satisfaction well-being protected area management sustainability |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15487733.2022.2100128 |
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