Household Factors Influencing Participation in Bird Feeding Activity: A National Scale Analysis

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作者
Davies, Zoe G. [1 ]
Fuller, Richard A. [2 ]
Dallimer, Martin [3 ,4 ]
Loram, Alison [5 ]
Gaston, Kevin J. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kent, DICE, Canterbury, Kent, England
[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, St Lucia, Qld, Australia
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Div Econ Policy & Management Planning, Copenhagen, Denmark
[4] Univ Copenhagen, Ctr Macroecol Evolut & Climate, Copenhagen, Denmark
[5] Univ Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
[6] Univ Exeter, Environm & Sustainabil Inst, Penryn, Cornwall, England
来源
PLOS ONE | 2012年 / 7卷 / 06期
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; GREEN SPACE; URBAN; GARDENS; HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTS; ASSOCIATIONS; PATTERNS; BENEFITS;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0039692
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Ameliorating pressures on the ecological condition of the wider landscape outside of protected areas is a key focus of conservation initiatives in the developed world. In highly urbanized nations, domestic gardens can play a significant role in maintaining biodiversity and facilitating human-wildlife interactions, which benefit personal and societal health and wellbeing. The extent to which sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors are associated with engagement in wildlife gardening activities remain largely unresolved. Using two household-level survey datasets gathered from across Britain, we determine whether and how the socioeconomic background of a household influences participation in food provision for wild birds, the most popular and widespread form of human-wildlife interaction. A majority of households feed birds (64% across rural and urban areas in England, and 53% within five British study cities). House type, household size and the age of the head of the household were all important predictors of bird feeding, whereas gross annual household income, the occupation of the head of the household, and whether the house is owned or rented were not. In both surveys, the prevalence of bird feeding rose as house type became more detached and as the age of the head of the household increased. A clear, consistent pattern between households of varying size was less evident. When regularity of food provision was examined in the study cities, just 29% of households provided food at least once a week. The proportion of households regularly feeding birds was positively related to the age of the head of the household, but declined with gross annual income. As concerns grow about the lack of engagement between people and the natural environment, such findings are important if conservation organizations are successfully to promote public participation in wildlife gardening specifically and environmentally beneficial behaviour in society more generally.
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