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      Aspectos indicadores de qualidade ambiental nos espaços abertos de jardins zoológicos: estudo de percepção no Parque Zoológico da FZB/RS Translated title: Aspects of environmental quality in the zoos open spaces: a perception study in the FZB/RS Zoological Park

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          Resumo As funções de educação e entretenimento ao público, presentes nos jardins zoológicos atuais, demandam ambientes dinâmicos e prazerosos, capazes de permitir uma formação completa do indivíduo. É essencial para que a experiência seja educativa e memorável ir ao encontro dos interesses do público e proporcionar um espaço qualificado. No entanto, há carência de estudos que abordem a qualidade espacial nessas instituições, baseados em avaliações envolvendo as pessoas que utilizam o espaço. Desse modo, o presente estudo tem como objetivo investigar os aspectos físico-espaciais que influenciam na qualidade dos espaços abertos de jardins zoológicos, a partir da percepção dos seus visitantes. Inserido nas áreas de estudo das relações ambiente-comportamento e da avaliação pós-ocupação, o trabalho adota uma abordagem metodológica qualitativa e quantitativa e é conduzido a partir de um estudo de caso, o Parque Zoológico da FZB/RS, localizado em Sapucaia do Sul, Brasil. A satisfação dos visitantes é considerada como medida de desempenho ambiental. Como resultado foram identificados os principais aspectos físico-espaciais que mais influenciam na satisfação dos visitantes, sendo eles agradabilidade, organização e interesse do espaço, instalações de apoio aos visitantes e naturalidade do espaço.

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          Abstract The functions of education and entertainment of the public, which are present in zoological gardens today, demand dynamic and pleasant environments that are able to allow individuals a holistic educational experience. If that experience is to be educational and memorable, it is essential to meet the public’s interests and offer it a quality space. There is, however, a lack of studies addressing the spatial quality of these institutions, based on evaluations involving the people who use the spaces. Based on the perception of its visitors, this study aims to investigate the physical-spatial aspects that influence the performance of the zoo’s open spaces. Inserted in the study area of Environment-Behaviour Relations and Evidence-Based Design, this study adopted a qualitative and quantitative methodological approach and conducted a case study in the Zoological Park of the FZB/RS, located in Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil. Visitor’s satisfaction is considered a measure of environmental performance. The study found that the main physical-spatial aspects that influence visitor satisfaction were the pleasantness, organisation and interest of the space, the facilities for visitors and the naturalness of the space.

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            The Accuracy of Behavioural Data Collected by Visitors in a Zoo Environment: Can Visitors Collect Meaningful Data?

            Volunteer data collection can be valuable for research. However, accuracy of such data is often a cause for concern. If clear, simple methods are used, volunteers can monitor species presence and abundance in a similar manner to professionals, but it is unknown whether volunteers could collect accurate data on animal behaviour. In this study, visitors at a Wetlands Centre were asked to record behavioural data for a group of captive otters by means of a short questionnaire. They were also asked to provide information about themselves to determine whether various factors would influence their ability to collect data. Using a novel analysis technique based on PCA, visitor data were compared to baseline activity budget data collected by a trained biologist to determine whether visitor data were accurate. Although the response rate was high, visitors were unable to collect accurate data. The principal reason was that visitors exceeded the observation time stated in the instructions, rather than being unable to record behaviours accurately. We propose that automated recording stations, such as touchscreen displays, might prevent this as well as other potential problems such as temporal autocorrelation of data and may result in accurate data collection by visiting members of the public.
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                Role: ND
                Journal
                ac
                Ambiente Construído
                Ambient. constr.
                Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído - ANTAC (Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil )
                1415-8876
                1678-8621
                December 2019
                : 19
                : 4
                : 79-94
                Affiliations
                [1] Pelotas RS orgnameInstituto Federal Sul-Rio-Grandense Brasil
                [2] Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul orgnameUniversidade Federal de Pelotas Brazil
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                S1678-86212019000400079
                10.1590/s1678-86212019000400344
                47e65274-2f75-4547-956e-ae2a3931fb0f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 18 April 2019
                : 20 November 2018
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                Satisfação,Zoological gardens,Percepção ambiental,Espaços abertos,Jardins zoológicos,Satisfaction,Environmental perception,Open spaces

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