TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of 15 years of trends in children’s connection with nature and its relationship with residential environment
AU - Imai, Haruka
AU - Nakashizuka, Tohru
AU - Kohsaka, Ryo
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP16KK0053,JP17K02105]; Kurita Water and Environment Foundation [17K010]; Environment Research and Technology Development Fund [(S-15-2(1)(3) Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services (PANCES))]; Ecological Society of China; Tohoku Regional Development Association; Research Institute for Humanity and Nature [No. 14200126]; Toyota Foundation [D17-N-0107] We would like to thank Sendai City Hall for providing the data of the questionnaire survey about familiar wildlife and vegetation map used in this study. This work was partly supported by the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature [No. 14200126]; Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-15-2(1)(3) Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services (PANCES)) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Kurita Water and Environment Foundation [17K010]; Toyota Foundation [D17-N-0107]; Tohoku Regional Development Association. It is also supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP16KK0053; JP17K02105. For the fees, for the publications are covered by the Ecological Society of China (ESC).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP16KK0053,JP17K02105]; Kurita Water and Environment Foundation [17K010]; Environment Research and Technology Development Fund [(S-15-2(1)(3) Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services (PANCES))]; Ecological Society of China; Tohoku Regional Development Association; Research Institute for Humanity and Nature [No. 14200126]; Toyota Foundation [D17-N-0107]
Funding Information:
We would like to thank Sendai City Hall for providing the data of the questionnaire survey about familiar wildlife and vegetation map used in this study. This work was partly supported by the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature [No. 14200126]; Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-15-2(1)(3) Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services (PANCES)) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Kurita Water and Environment Foundation [17K010]; Toyota Foundation [D17-N-0107]; Tohoku Regional Development Association. It is also supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP16KK0053; JP17K02105. For the fees, for the publications are covered by the Ecological Society of China (ESC).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/8/3
Y1 - 2018/8/3
N2 - Intruduction: We assessed recent trends in children’s connection with nature over the period of 2000–2015, using indices of wildlife awareness that focus on changes in wildlife abundance and the level of apathy among children. We used data from a survey conducted in 63 junior high school districts in the city of Sendai in Japan. In these surveys, children were asked whether they had seen 12 species groups within the past year. To examine changes in children’s connection with nature, we used observed frequencies as an indicator of both the abundance of the species and children’s apathy toward it. Results and Discussions: Results indicated an increase in children’s apathy toward species that had low popularity regardless of residential environment. Our results suggest that regular exposure to wildlife would be effective in preventing the loss of children’s connection with nature, particularly by reducing children’s apathy toward less-popular species.
AB - Intruduction: We assessed recent trends in children’s connection with nature over the period of 2000–2015, using indices of wildlife awareness that focus on changes in wildlife abundance and the level of apathy among children. We used data from a survey conducted in 63 junior high school districts in the city of Sendai in Japan. In these surveys, children were asked whether they had seen 12 species groups within the past year. To examine changes in children’s connection with nature, we used observed frequencies as an indicator of both the abundance of the species and children’s apathy toward it. Results and Discussions: Results indicated an increase in children’s apathy toward species that had low popularity regardless of residential environment. Our results suggest that regular exposure to wildlife would be effective in preventing the loss of children’s connection with nature, particularly by reducing children’s apathy toward less-popular species.
KW - Connection with nature
KW - abundance of species
KW - apathy toward nature
KW - long-term change
KW - questionnairesurvey to citizens
KW - residential environment
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U2 - 10.1080/20964129.2018.1511225
DO - 10.1080/20964129.2018.1511225
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065400292
SN - 2096-4129
VL - 4
SP - 177
EP - 187
JO - Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
JF - Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
IS - 8
ER -