Residents’ Attention and Awareness of Urban Edible Landscapes: A Case Study of Wuhan, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Questionnaire
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Interviewees
3.2. Perception of Edible Landscape
3.3. Growing Experience
3.4. Barriers
3.4.1. Barriers for Growers
3.4.2. Barriers of Non-Growers
4. Discussion
4.1. Lack of Awareness of the Benefit of Edible Landscapes in Improving Food Security
4.2. Production Potential of Vegetables and Fruits
4.3. Significance of Government’s Plan and Management
4.4. Limitations and Prospects
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Survey on Wuhan Residents’ Attention and Awareness of Edible Landscapes | |
Dear Sir/madam: | |
Hello! We are from Hubei University. A survey on the attention and awareness of Wuhan residents on edible landscapes is being conducted. This survey is anonymous, and the relevant personal information is confidential. All the information you provide is only for our research, so please feel free to fill in. Thank you for the cooperation! | |
Note: the edible landscape is a new type of landscape. The main elements are food plants, including cultivated vegetables (such as radish, cabbage, etc.), food crops (such as rice, peanuts, etc.), fruits (such as bananas, grapes, etc.), herbs (such as honeysuckle, mint, etc.), and mushrooms (such as lentinus edodes, enoki mushroom, etc.). | |
1. Your gender is ( ). | 4. You have lived in Wuhan for ( ). |
A. Male | A. <2 years |
B. Female | B. 2–5 years |
2. Your age is ( ). | C. 5–10 years |
A. <20 | D. >10 years |
B. 20–40 | 5. How did you learn about edible landscape? ( ) |
C. 40–60 | A. By reading newspapers and magazines |
D. >60 | B. By watching TV |
3. Your education background is ( ). | C. By surfing on Internet |
A. Junior high school and below | D. By the introduction of relatives and neighbors |
B. Senior high school | E. By other ways |
C. Undergraduate | F. Unaware of it |
D. Postgraduate | |
6. What do you think are the main advantages of edible landscape compared with traditional one (multiple choices)? ( ) | 8. Which specie do you and your family usually grow? ( ) |
A. Forming distinct view effect with traditional landscape | A. Crops |
B. Improving food quality | B. Vegetables |
C. Educating children on the science of nature | C. Fruits |
D. Enhancing physical exercise and being relaxed | D. Mushrooms |
E. Promoting efficient land use | E. Herbs |
F. Providing food products | F. No experience |
G. Nothing | 9. Which are the main barriers in growing edible plants (multiple choices)? ( ) |
7. Where do you and your family perform your cultivation activities? ( ) | A. No suitable place |
A. Courtyard | B. Lack of time |
B. Balcony | C. Difficult in getting seeds and fertilizer |
C. Roof | D. Food process difficulties |
D. Community vacant land | E. High planting costs |
E. Others | F. Property manager’s opposition |
F. No experience | G. Difficult management |
H. Lack of help in planting |
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Community | Location | Years | Area (m2) | Population | Green Coverage (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiandiyujiang | Inside 1st ring-road | 8 | 125,000 | 8000 | 30.0 |
Xujiapeng Changlun | Inside 1st ring-road | 40 | 60,000 | 11,000 | 20.0 |
Parrot Community | 1st—2nd ring-road | 19 | 120,000 | 7000 | 35.0 |
Tongxin Community | 1st—2nd ring-road | 14 | 160,000 | 8200 | 26.7 |
Baibuting Community | 2nd—3rd ring-road | 24 | 5,500,000 | 180,000 | 36.0 |
Changqing Community | 2nd—3rd ring-road | 22 | 4,500,000 | 120,000 | 40.0 |
Golden Harbor | Outside 3rd ring-road | 19 | 250,000 | 15,000 | 38.0 |
Gezhouba Sun City | Outside 3rd ring-road | 6 | 130,000 | 3000 | 20.0 |
Cognitive Channels | Number | Proportion |
---|---|---|
By reading newspapers and magazines | 27 | 5.44% |
By watching TV | 33 | 6.65% |
By surfing on Internet | 118 | 23.79% |
By the introduction of relatives and neighbors | 104 | 20.97% |
By other ways | 55 | 11.09% |
Be unaware of it | 159 | 32.06% |
Benefits of Edible Landscape | Number | Proportion |
---|---|---|
Forming distinct visual effect with traditional landscape | 271 | 54.64% |
Improving food quality | 199 | 40.12% |
Educating children on the science of nature | 248 | 50% |
Enhancing physical exercise and being relaxed | 244 | 49.19% |
Promoting efficient land use | 284 | 57.26% |
Providing food products | 184 | 37.1% |
Be unaware of it | 159 | 32.06% |
Community | Tiandi-yujiang | Xujiapeng Changlun | Parrot Community | Tongxin Community | Baibuting Community | Changqing Community | Golden Harbor | Gezhouba Sun City | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supply (t) | 825 | 264 | 924 | 939.84 | 43,560 | 39,600 | 2090 | 572 | 88,774.8 |
Demand (t) | 1460 | 2007.5 | 1277.5 | 1496.5 | 32,850 | 21,900 | 2737.5 | 547.5 | 64,276.5 |
Ratio (%) | 56.5 | 13.2 | 72.3 | 62.8 | 132.6 | 180.8 | 76.3 | 104.5 | 699.0 |
Developed Countries | Other Developing Countries | Wuhan, China | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall Perspectives | Typical Countries | Overall Perspectives | Typical Countries | Perspectives | |
Main purpose | Social and education benefits [3,23,24] | New Zealand | Improving food security [3,16,36] | Argentina | Promoting land-use efficiency |
Participants | Most residents [37,43] | United States | Female [6,16,17] | South Africa | Female |
Growing sites | Community and home gardens [4,6,45] | United States | Community and home gardens [3,12,13] | Brazil | Courtyard and balcony |
Edible plants | Vegetables, fruits, and herbs [43,54] | France | Vegetables, fruits, crops, and herbs [3,55] | Nepal | Vegetables and small fruits |
Main barriers | Insecurity of future land access [7,43] | Canada | Insufficient infrastructure and services [3,43] | Cuba | No suitable places |
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Xie, Q.; Yue, Y.; Hu, D. Residents’ Attention and Awareness of Urban Edible Landscapes: A Case Study of Wuhan, China. Forests 2019, 10, 1142. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121142
Xie Q, Yue Y, Hu D. Residents’ Attention and Awareness of Urban Edible Landscapes: A Case Study of Wuhan, China. Forests. 2019; 10(12):1142. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121142
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Qijiao, Yang Yue, and Daohua Hu. 2019. "Residents’ Attention and Awareness of Urban Edible Landscapes: A Case Study of Wuhan, China" Forests 10, no. 12: 1142. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121142