Perceptions and representations of biodiversity in Lausanne,Switzerland: Acknowledging the importance of residential environments |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Landscape, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China;2. School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China;1. Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, 1 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania;2. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, 30 Fantanele St., 400535 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;3. Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 6 Emil-Ramann St., 85354 Freising, Germany;1. College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;2. Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station China, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;3. Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100083, China;4. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China;5. Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA;1. University of Debrecen, Department of Civil Engineering, 2–4 Ótemet? út, Debrecen 4028, Hungary;2. Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Great Plain Research Department, 3 Rakóczi út, Kecskemét 6000, Hungary;3. Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Geographical Institute, 45 Budaörsi út, Budapest 1112, Hungary;4. University of Szeged, Department of Economic and Social Geography, 2 Egyetem utca, Szeged 6722, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | While the ecological mechanisms involved in biodiversity loss within urban environments are widely studied, the literature often overlooks its social-ecological drivers. One of these drivers is the relationship between perceptions and representations of ecosystems and species within specific residential contexts. This study therefore aims to address the following questions: how do residents perceive biodiversity in relation to their social representation of nature within specific residential environments? Are there differences in the social representation and perception of greenspace types and species based on residents' demographic attributes (gender and age) and characteristics of their place of residence (district and housing types)? Through a quantitative survey and the analysis of 148 responses from Lausanne residents using textometry, cartography, and inferential statistics, this research demonstrates two main findings. Firstly, it confirms that the perception of species remains limited, which aligns with previous scholarly work. Secondly, it reveals that the social representations of nature and biodiversity can either correlate with or be disconnected from the perceptual process at the ecosystem level, depending on the residents' living environments. The impact of residential environments on biodiversity perception and representations is discussed, along with the implications of iconic biodiversity traps for raising public awareness about biodiversity preservation in cities. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiversity Perception Social representation Residential environments Switzerland |
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