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The recreational value of botanic garden events: A case study of the Zagara plant fair in Palermo, Italy

2022

Botanic gardens are defined by their mission to maintain living plant collections for scientific research, conservation, display and education. This mission represents the potential ecosystem services that botanic gardens aim to produce, with display and education specifically regarding recreational ecosystem services (RES). Visitors must directly experience botanic gardens to transform these potential RES into real benefits, yet the public may not be interested in studying plants during their leisure time. Thus, botanic gardens turn to events to attract visitors. The objective of this study is to estimate the RES benefits created by a botanic garden event and profile the visitors that it b…

Ornamental horticulture fairNon-market valuationCultural heritage managementTourism Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSettore AGR/01 - Economia Ed Estimo RuraleOutdoor leisureNew visitor outreachRecreational use valueJournal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
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