Community well-being as a critical component of urban lake ecosystem health

Christopher Walker; Jane-Louise Lampard; Anne H Roiko; Neil W Tindale; Aaron Wiegand; Peter F Duncan

doi:10.1007/s11252-012-0256-1

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Community well-being as a critical component of urban lake ecosystem health

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Community well-being as a critical component of urban lake ecosystem health

Christopher Walker, Jane-Louise Lampard, Anne H Roiko, Neil W Tindale, Aaron Wiegand and Peter F Duncan

Urban Ecosystems, Vol.16(2), pp.313-326

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-012-0256-1

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urban lakes

ecosystem health

community

Urban lakes are often monitored and managed with limited consideration of adjacent communities. Generally, when communities are considered in relation to urban lakes, they are viewed simply as sources of pollutants. Given the inevitable interactions between an urban lake and the surrounding inhabitants, the community must be considered explicitly when assessing the ecosystem health of urban lakes, as the two entities intrinsically comprise interrelated parts of a single ecosystem. In this study, the reciprocal links between a residential community and a series of urban lakes in South East Queensland have been examined to facilitate a dynamically linked, fully integrated ecosystem health assessment of constructed urban lakes. Residents' attitudes towards, and values derived from, a series of urban lakes were surveyed, as well as residents' behaviours which may impact upon urban lake health. The results indicate that residents derive both tangible and intangible benefits from the urban lakes, but feel little responsibility for lake health or custodianship over the lakes. Greater recognition within urban lake management frameworks of the links between urban lake systems and their surrounding communities may help to foster and enhance both community well-being, a greater sense of custodianship for such systems and improved management.

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Title: Community well-being as a critical component of urban lake ecosystem health
Authors: Christopher Walker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Jane-Louise Lampard (Author) - Griffith University
Anne H Roiko (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Neil W Tindale (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Aaron Wiegand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter F Duncan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Urban Ecosystems, Vol.16(2), pp.313-326
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0256-1
ISSN: 1083-8155
Organisation Unit: Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450043902621
Output Type: Journal article

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