The role of knowledge in residential lawn management

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• 作者：Nicholas F. Martini ; Kristen C. Nelson
• 关键词：Instrumental knowledge ; Best management practices ; Lawn nutrient management ; Urban ecosystems ; Behavior ; Minneapolis ; Saint Paul ; Minnesota
• 刊名：Urban Ecosystems
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：September 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：18
• 期：3
• 页码：1031-1047
• 全文大小：274 KB
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• 作者单位：Nicholas F. Martini (1)
  Kristen C. Nelson (2)
  
  1. Departments of Political Science, University of Saint Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave. JRC 432, St Paul, MN, 55105, USA
  2. Department of Forest Resources & Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave N., St Paul, MN, 55108, USA
  
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Ecology
  Environmental Management
  Nature Conservation
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-1642

文摘

Researchers have long argued that environmental knowledge is a necessary component for improving individual environmental behavior. We take up this discussion in the context of homeowner lawn management. Using survey data from a 2011 yard care study conducted in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area, we explore the level of knowledge homeowners possess in regards to their lawn, and how this knowledge relates to best management practices as well as the awareness of linkages between the lawn and the local ecosystem. We conceptualize knowledge at an instrumental/technical level and showed that many homeowners were lacking in specific instrumental knowledge of their lawn management. However, individuals with more knowledge of their lawn management were more likely to manage their lawns in a manner consistent with recommended best practices and also were more aware of the local water ecosystem. Essentially, many homeowners had limited knowledge, suggesting that increasing knowledge may help improve best lawn practices, but it alone will not transform homeowners into the highly effective lawn managers. Keywords Instrumental knowledge Best management practices Lawn nutrient management Urban ecosystems Behavior Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota