Motivational functionalism and urban conservation stewardship: implications for volunteer involvement

ST Asah, DJ Blahna - Conservation Letters, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation in urban areas faces growing financial challenges and inadequate
stakeholder involvement. Conservation psychology can mitigate these challenges in many …

Practical implications of understanding the influence of motivations on commitment to voluntary urban conservation stewardship

ST Asah, DJ Blahna - Conservation Biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although the word commitment is prevalent in conservation biology literature and despite
the importance of people's commitment to the success of conservation initiatives …

Benefits of urban landscape eco-volunteerism: Mixed methods segmentation analysis and implications for volunteer retention

ST Asah, MM Lenentine, DJ Blahna - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2014 - Elsevier
Urban landscape restoration and conservation initiatives are challenged by financial and
other constraints. Consequently, these initiatives are increasingly reliant on volunteer …

Social‐psychological principles of community‐based conservation and conservancy motivation: attaining goals within an autonomy‐supportive environment

D DeCaro, M Stokes - Conservation biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Community‐based natural resource conservation programs in developing nations face
many implementation challenges underpinned by social‐psychological mechanisms. One …

The diverse motivations of citizen scientists: Does conservation emphasis grow as volunteer participation progresses?

LR Larson, CB Cooper, S Futch, D Singh… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Citizen science has proven to be a valuable tool for biodiversity conservation. However, to
maximize the conservation benefits of citizen science programs, researchers and …

A systematic review of motivational values and conservation success in and around protected areas

ER Cetas, M Yasué - Conservation Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In conservation projects in and around protected areas (PAs), a suite of policy instruments
are used to promote conservation behavior in local people. Few studies have related …

Conservation volunteers' connection to nature

MS Guiney, KS Oberhauser - Ecopsychology, 2009 - liebertpub.com
A better understanding of conservation volunteers' motivation can provide insight into the
relationship between humans and nature and help conservation programs increase their …

Can citizen science lead to positive conservation attitudes and behaviors?

AH Toomey, MC Domroese - Human Ecology Review, 2013 - JSTOR
Citizen science—the partnering of scientists with members of the public to do research—is
increasingly utilized in environmental research, having been credited with enabling studies …

[HTML][HTML] What motivates the masses: Understanding why people contribute to conservation citizen science projects

PR Maund, KN Irvine, B Lawson, J Steadman… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Participation in conservation citizen science projects is growing rapidly and approaches to
project design are diversifying. There has been a recent shift towards projects characterised …

Understanding citizen scientists' willingness to invest in, and advocate for, conservation

G Agnello, A Vercammen, AT Knight - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Citizen science (CS) can be an effective means for achieving conservation outcomes while
also generating a range of benefits to participants. According to functionalist theory, similar …