Iranian Journal of Forest

Iranian Journal of Forest

The effective elements on willingness to participate in operational and conservation activities in Tehran forest parks

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract
The present research studies factors affecting the amount of citizens' willingness to participate in operational activities inTehran’s forest parks.  This study was a correlational research adopting such a design. The statistical population consisted of users ofTehranforest parks (Chitgar, Lavizan, Taleghani and Sorkhehesar) out of which 202 users were selected using simple random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data.  The findings revealed that understanding of forest park`s functions and citizen`s attitude toward participation are quite effective in people participation`s willingness to participate. The results show that there is significant relationship between the willingness to participate in operational and managerial activities.
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Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Summer 2009
Pages 197-208

  • Receive Date 14 February 2009
  • Accept Date 19 July 2009