Untangling the motivations of different stakeholders for urban greenspace conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Solène Guenat, Andrew J. Dougill, William E. Kunin and Martin Dallimer

Ecosystem Services, 2019, vol. 36, issue C, -

Abstract: Urban expansion is threatening ecosystem service delivery, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where urbanisation rates are among the fastest globally. Greenspaces offer opportunities to prioritise ecosystem services for city residents. However, the success of greenspace conservation is more often driven by their acceptability to a range of stakeholders than by scientific evidence, highlighting the need to acknowledge multiple perspectives when implementing greenspace conservation activities.

Keywords: Ecosystem services; Perceptions; Q-methodology; Ghana; Green infrastructure; Disservices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100904

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