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DOI	10.3389/frsc.2024.1342894
	Environmental worldviews and attitudes of public-sector urban planners in shaping sustainable urban development: the case of South Africa
	Read, Rebecca; Shackleton, Charlie M.; Sanni, Gisele K. Sinasson
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2624-9634
起始页码	6
卷号	6
英文摘要	Public-sector urban planners are essential role-players in the development of sustainable cities. However, there is relatively little understanding of their perceptions of sustainability generally and how or where they obtain information and knowledge around urban sustainability, especially in the Global South. This study, therefore, adopted a mixed-methods approach, employing both an online survey (34 valid respondents) and eight in-depth interviews (together spanning 31 different municipalities), to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and worldviews (based on the New Ecological Paradigm scale) of public-sector planners in South Africa. Generally, the planners held ecocentric worldviews and acknowledged the importance of sustainable urban development and the need to understand urban ecological dynamics and principles in planning and urban greening. However, they also identified a range of factors that hinder their ability to plan for sustainable futures, including institutional flaws, politics and misaligned development goals. Most felt that the extent and distribution of urban green infrastructure in their municipality was below what they deemed as ideal, although the majority were unaware of national guidelines in this respect. Consequently, perceptions and worldviews appeared to be misaligned with what is prioritized and implemented. Therefore, environmental issues and ecological principles need to be better communicated to public-sector urban planners.
英文关键词	ecosystem services; sustainable development; urban ecology; urban green space; urban planning
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Urban Studies
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Urban Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001169101000001
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/296397
作者单位	Rhodes University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Read, Rebecca,Shackleton, Charlie M.,Sanni, Gisele K. Sinasson. Environmental worldviews and attitudes of public-sector urban planners in shaping sustainable urban development: the case of South Africa[J],2024,6.
APA	Read, Rebecca,Shackleton, Charlie M.,&Sanni, Gisele K. Sinasson.(2024).Environmental worldviews and attitudes of public-sector urban planners in shaping sustainable urban development: the case of South Africa.FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES,6.
MLA	Read, Rebecca,et al."Environmental worldviews and attitudes of public-sector urban planners in shaping sustainable urban development: the case of South Africa".FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES 6(2024).