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Perceptions and representations of biodiversity in Lausanne, Switzerland: Acknowledging the importance of residential environments

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Public canonical key

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128004

Authors

Claire Doussard

Reported year

2023

Reported language

en

Source type

ART

First detected

2026-11-09T19:05:17.070562+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-09T19:10:31.780430+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Architecture Urbanisme Société : Savoir Enseignement Recherche · Architecture, histoire, technique, territoire, patrimoine · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université · Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication · Université Gustave Eiffel · Université Paris Sciences et Lettres · École d’architecture de la ville & des territoires Paris-Est · École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Belleville · École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette · École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Malaquais

Documentary abstract — original language

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.

Identifiers

HAL

hal-05303886

DOI

10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128004

ISSN

1618-8667

OPENAIRE

doi_dedup___::6c0b4c35fcebc21995cd15a886920a09

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

Source-reported types

ART · Article

Jurisdictions studied — explicit sources

CH

Natural entities mentioned

Ecosystem · Species

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

HAL · Record 1 · Record 2 · Record 3

OpenAIRE · Record 1

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128004
• HAL · https://hal.science/hal-05303886
• Document · https://hal.science/hal-05303886v1

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