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ArticleScientific reports2023

How to transform urban institutional green spaces into Ancillary Botanic Gardens to expand informal botanical learning opportunities in cities.

M Melhem, A Forrest, Y Abunnasr, R Abi Ali, S N Talhouk

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

M MelhemDepartment of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
A ForrestCentre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Y AbunnasrDepartment of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
R Abi AliAUB (American University of Beirut) Botanic Garden (AUBotanic), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
S N TalhoukDepartment of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. ntsalma@aub.edu.lb.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since many cities lack botanical gardens, we introduced the concept of Ancillary Botanic Gardens (ABG), which builds on the premise that organizations can expand informal botanical learning by adding a secondary function to their institutional green spaces. This study guides the application of the ABG concept in various spatial and functional contexts by offering practical and interpretive tools to organizations who are less used to working with nature but are interested in mitigating urban residents' detachment from nature. Online maps of 220 botanic gardens were reviewed to define types of plant collections and produce an exhaustive list of physical botanic garden elements. The collected information was developed into an ABG field checklist that was tested on three case studies in Lebanon and then used to develop guidelines for ABG establishment. The guidelines and checklist are meant to empower and guide organizations interested in establishing an ABG.

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ChecklistParks, RecreationalCitiesGardeningHealth Facilities

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PMID37730728
PMCPMC10511517

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