Context

Evidence indicates that an individual’s socio-demographic and cultural background influences how urban nature is viewed, valued and used, with the ideologies, values and so forth inscribed in urban nature provision important in this process. In cities with diverse populations, we might expect diverse attitudes towards urban green spaces. To ensure the varied health, social and wellbeing benefits of these spaces are maximised, and are realised by all, a better understanding of how they are perceived and used by different groups is needed. 

Aims and Objectives

This YESI International Fellows Project aimed to organise conversations between researchers, community members and policy makers with interests in the provision, use and benefits of urban green space for the purpose of scoping out a future research agenda on multicultural perspectives on urban green space. Visits to urban green spaces in the UK were completed with the aim of exploring how these environments might be viewed and used by different groups. Finally, the project aimed to facilitate knowledge exchange through researcher discussions and a research seminar for staff and students at York from the project's visiting fellow.  

Outputs

YESI International Fellows Seminar: The Ecosystem Services of Lahore's Urban Parks: