(Re)discovering the values of nature in cities: Faro as case study

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10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_24How to use a DOI?

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Heritage Values; Public Participation; Healthy Cities; Nature

Abstract

The value of nature for creating healthier environments in cities have been growing in attention. Even if there is research focused on the relation between nature, city, and communities, there is little research in the cultural significance of urban greenery, where people like to spend time, and how it positively impacts their well-being.

This paper focuses on the neighborhood Estação in Faro, Algarve, Portugal, which nowadays contains only a few green areas and lacks connection with the Ria Formosa National Park. Assumingly, nature would primarily convey, e.g., aesthetical and ecological values, but it may also convey a broader cultural value by the community of Faro.

Participatory methods, in particular gaming, are used in this research to reveal the values of nature in cities, by the community. Gaming is a participatory method that enables co-creation in representing, visualizing, and redesigning architecture and the urban landscape. Four participatory methods were developed to better engage with four different age groups (86 participants).

The results of each method were coded using the values framework of Pereira Roders [8] and the attributes typologies of Veldpaus [9]. By comparing the results of the four different age groups, the ecological (including. Well-being), social (including emotional attachment), and economic values are the most important values for all age groups. However, when triangulating with the attributes, a significant difference is noted between younger and older generations.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Willem Elskamp
AU  - Sara Szulc
AU  - Marloes Drijver
AU  - Qiyang Tao
AU  - Ana Pereira Roders
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/08/26
TI  - (Re)discovering the values of nature in cities: Faro as case study
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration (NATiURB 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 305
EP  - 320
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_24
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_24
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