How to transform urban institutional green spaces into Ancillary Botanic Gardens to expand informal botanical learning opportunities in cities.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 09 2023
20 09 2023
Historique:
received:
13
02
2023
accepted:
25
08
2023
medline:
22
9
2023
pubmed:
21
9
2023
entrez:
20
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Since many cities lack botanical gardens, we introduced the concept of Ancillary Botanic Gardens (ABG), which builds on the premise that organizations can expand informal botanical learning by adding a secondary function to their institutional green spaces. This study guides the application of the ABG concept in various spatial and functional contexts by offering practical and interpretive tools to organizations who are less used to working with nature but are interested in mitigating urban residents' detachment from nature. Online maps of 220 botanic gardens were reviewed to define types of plant collections and produce an exhaustive list of physical botanic garden elements. The collected information was developed into an ABG field checklist that was tested on three case studies in Lebanon and then used to develop guidelines for ABG establishment. The guidelines and checklist are meant to empower and guide organizations interested in establishing an ABG.
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pubmed: 37730728
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41398-6
pii: 10.1038/s41598-023-41398-6
pmc: PMC10511517
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.
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