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Impact of Environmental Identity on perception of different types of flower beds

Urban green areas have a significant role in city landscape due to their impact on environmental, social, psychological, economical and health- related aspects of life. Flower beds are an important part of urban green areas. Majority of flower beds in Zagreb are planted with annuals and biennials. Although this seasonally restricted type of flower beds stands out due to distinguishable colors, conventional flower beds leave an impression of being monotonous and are also expensive to maintain. Unlike conventional flower beds, selection of flower species for sustainable flower beds is based on the respect of environmental conditions, thinking about planting according to the principles of plant sociality, not only by the height, timing and color of blooming. To establish a correlation between individual psycho-sociological characteristics of public green area users (N=348) and characteristics of flower beds, a measurement of environmental identity was conducted using EID scale. The correlation between the level of environmental identity and preference for certain type of flower bed was proven to be statistically significant. Namely respondents with higher score on EID scale preferred characteristics of sustainable flower beds in comparison to traditional (conventional) flower beds and favor sustainable development and sustainable landscaping.

Urban green areas ; Conventional flower beds ; Sustainable flower beds ; Environmental identity ; Perception

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