Investigating gaps in perception of wildlife between urban and rural inhabitants: empirical evidence from Japan

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kato, Eri (author), Yano, Yuki (author), and Ohe, Yasuo (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    URL:
    https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4516
    Published:
    Japan
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11371
    Journal Title:
    Sustainability
    Journal Title Details:
    11 : 4516
    Subject Term:
    knowledge, knowledge gap, knowledge level, natural resource management, natural resources, perceptions, public attitudes, rural-urban differences, urban areas, wildlife, Japan (Eastern Asia), human-animal interaction, urban residents, joint problem solving, joint goal seeking, and rural residents
    Notes:
    13 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 13 pages., Results of an online survey indicated that urban respondents did not have a comprehensive understanding of wildlife and any positive views were primarily abstract. Conversely, rural individuals had diverse perceptions, both positive and negative.

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