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Peri-urban recreational areas and forests provide important services to enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of the urban population. In Austria, peri-urban forests such as the Wienerwald Biosphere Park around the agglomeration area of the capital city Vienna can be accessed for free. Yet, several barriers can limit the access to these places for some segments of society. Currently, an underrepresentation of people from certain ethnic communities has been recognized by the park management. This paper describes the initial phase of a research project investigating this problem with regard to the Turkish community where stakeholders from relevant organisations and administrative authorities were involved in individual interviews and focus group discussions. Our transdisciplinary approach allowed to consider different notions of outdoor recreation and ethnicity and to specify the research direction for this complex topic. Including stakeholders in the initial phase of the research process also involved difficulties, as external views on the Turkish community can cause the reproduction of stereotypes. Results show that stakeholders emphasized a lack of information and awareness as major impact on outdoor recreation participation of Turkish immigrants.
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Urban immigration raises questions about immigrants and city identities. Urban immigration (or migration) brings about a mutual interaction between the host city and incoming people. This study intends to help to understand this relationship between the city and immigrants by asking how their everyday practices reshape the appreciation for the city’s open spaces. The aim of this study is to gain a multi-layered understanding of the urban landscape preferences of Turkish migrants moving to big cities in Turkey and of immigrants moving to German cities. A two-phased approach is developed. The first phase method enables researchers to compare past and present urban open space uses. The second phase method aims to help to understand current perceptions of immigrants and migrants. Two cities, Istanbul in Turkey and Kassel in Germany, are selected for this second phase study. Results reveal that “educational level”, “home region” and “number of generations” appear among the most important parameters that influence current open space perception and preference. Rural or urban attributes of the home region are also relevant.Results also appear to support the assumption that historic spatial circumstances influence perception and preference.
perception and preference. This study highlights the importance of understanding urban open space preferences of immigrants by conducting comparative studies andl discussing results for the benefit of further multi-cultural spatial studies.
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Höglhammer, A., Muhar, A., Schauppenlehner, T., Turer Baskaya, F. (2015). Landscape Perception and Preferences in Multi-cultural Settings. In: Bruns, D., Kühne, O., Schönwald, A., Theile, S. (eds) Landscape Culture - Culturing Landscapes. RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04284-4_4
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