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Murtagh, N and Frost, R (2023) Motivations for urban front gardening: A quantitative analysis. Landscape and Urban Planning, 238. ISSN 0169-2046
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Abstract
Private gardens in urban settings offer multiple benefits for the environment and society. In addition to benefits to people's health and well-being, planting in front gardens in particular can mitigate local flooding and urban heat islands. To encourage more front garden planting, greater understanding of householders’ motivations for front gardening is needed. Addressing research gaps on gardening for reasons other than food production and on motivations for gardening in front gardens, a large-scale online survey (n = 1,000) was conducted with urban/suburban dwellers in England. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors of motivation: enjoyment, meaning and benefit (intrinsic), creating something beautiful (aesthetic) and functional outcomes (utilitarian). A multiple regression model incorporating the three factors and sociodemographic variables explained 11% of variance of time spent front gardening, with intrinsic motivations the strongest predictor. Intrinsic motivations were stronger for women than for men. The study provides a quantitative categorisation of motivational factors as a basis for comparative research and design of interventions and policy to increase front gardening.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 05 Environmental Sciences; 09 Engineering; 12 Built Environment and Design; Urban & Regional Planning |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Public Health Institute |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2024 15:34 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2024 15:45 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104835 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24055 |
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