Figure 1
Changes in livelihood benefits due to involvement in restoration projects as perceived by the restoration workers. The diagram shows the percentage of workers perceiving benefits as increased (blue), as having no effect (light blue), or as decreased (red). N = 181. Source: Pasgaard et al. 2021.
Figure 2
Responses to questions about who owns and who should own the green space. Many residents believe that the urban green space belongs to the local, provincial or national government. Yet, when asked who should own the area, “local community” is the most popular response, while “no one” and “nature” also increase in popularity. Multiple answers were allowed to each question. N (respondents) = 200.
Figure 3
Frequency of values selected from a card with icons naming and illustrating each value. Local residents hold strong identity-related values about their urban green space, followed by values like peace, freedom and holiness. Use values, including climate adaptation and income, are less frequently selected. All respondents selected up to three values each. N (respondents) = 200.
Figure 4
The potential of citizen science to improve specific targets for Sustainable Development Goal 6—Clean Water and Sanitation—and how improvements relate to several other goals. Icons and text adapted from https://sdgs.un.org/goals (text in italics added by authors).