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When green is grievous: downsides in human-nature interactions in informal urban settlements

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  • Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun

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Considering how poor households relate with natural ecosystems is crucial to achieving environmentally sustainable low-income communities in South Africa and beyond. This paper presents negative experiences associated with residents’ interactions with, perceptions of, and appropriations of natural ecosystems and green spaces in informal settlements in Johannesburg. In-depth interviews with residents in two communities, key informants, and transect walks were used to identify problems associated with domestic gardens and vegetation in riparian and non-riparian open spaces. Inadequate services and infrastructure exacerbates these problems. This work contributes to knowledge regarding undesirable aspects of green infrastructure in the context of urban poverty. Understanding the downsides in human-nature interactions can usefully inform ecologically sound intervention in low-income informal urban areas.

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  • Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun, 2018. "When green is grievous: downsides in human-nature interactions in informal urban settlements," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 347-361, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:347-361
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2018.1470102
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    1. Shruti Ashish Lahoti & Ashish Lahoti & Shalini Dhyani & Osamu Saito, 2023. "Preferences and Perception Influencing Usage of Neighborhood Public Urban Green Spaces in Fast Urbanizing Indian City," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Nápoles-Vértiz, Sonia & Caro-Borrero, Angela, 2024. "Conceptual diversity and application of ecosystem services and disservices: A systematic review," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    3. Yannawut Uttaruk & Teerawong Laosuwan & Satith Sangpradid & Chetphong Butthep & Tanutdech Rotjanakusol & Wuttichai Sittiwong & Sutthicha Nilrit, 2024. "Thailand’s Urban Forestry Programs Are Assisted by Calculations of Their Ecological Properties and Economic Values," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-16, September.

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