Browsing by Subject "perceptions"

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    Land Manager Decision-Making Practices When Establishing Public Fruit-Bearing Plants In Hennepin County Municipalities, Minnesota
    (2021-06) Walhowe, Jared
    Increasingly, public land managers face decisions about using fruit-bearing plants (including fruiting trees, shrubs, and vines) on public lands. While public trees provide many positive ecological, economic, and community health benefits, fruit-bearing perennial plants provide similar benefits and more. Expanded benefits include enhanced pollinator habitat, increased food access, unique educational opportunities, and ways for residents to interact more deeply with public vegetation. Despite the many potential positive influences of fruit-bearing perennial plants, their use and incorporation into public spaces vary among cities, resulting in an uneven and often inequitable distribution of public services. This study aims to better understand public land managers’ decision-making processes by exploring what factors are considered when deciding to plant, or not plant, fruit-bearing perennial vegetation. Specifically, interviewees (n = 12) described what they perceive as the most significant benefits and barriers to establishing fruit-bearing plants in public spaces. Respondents reported using fruit-bearing plants to augment species diversity, community engagement, wildlife habitat, and public education. Barriers cited included limited time and financial resources to manage fruit-bearing plants, lack of specialized training, fears associated with liability, limited public awareness, and competing urban forestry goals. This study contributes to the literature on public land manager decision-making which has not previously focused specifically on fruit-bearing plants. The findings inform vegetation decision-making and urban natural resource planning by outlining key risks and rewards of adopting fruit-bearing plants.
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    Perceptions of Creativity
    (2017-08) Rowles, Chelsea
    This study examines the perceptions of how creative various activities are believed to be. Forty-eight survey items were created modeling Kaufman and Beghetto’s four C model of creativity. Principal factor analysis was conducted to identify factors within each of the four groups. The data analysis indicates that the four C categories are not unifactor and that there may be a number of different influences that affect perceptions of creativity.
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    Perceptions of Invasive Species and Their Control Among the MN Tourism Industry
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Schneider, Ingrid E.; Qian, Xinyi
    This project sought baseline information on perceptions of invasive species and theie control among the Minnesota tourism industry. The majority of respondents agreed that both invasive plant & aquatic invasives were harmful to Minnesota’s environment, economy & society. Similarly, the majority of respondents indicated all 7 control methods presented in the questionnaire would be effective to control invasive species.
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    A Summary of Select Trends among Minnesota Tourism Perceptions and Spending
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2015) Schneider, Ingrid; Schlueter, Alex
    Minnesota residents consistently reported tourism as an important part of Minnesota’s economy, while spending and intended spending varied slightly across survey periods. In terms of perceptions regarding tourism, more than nine out of 10 Minnesota residents reported tourism as important to the state’s economy during 2005-2009. Between 2011 and 2014, leisure travel spending habits fluctuated. They dipped in 2011 but increased and have remained stable since then. Following a similar pattern, intended spending on leisure travel in the next 12 months dipped in 2012, but has increased since that time.