The use of spontaneous wild vegetation (SWV) in the plans for urban greening in many cities is beginning to be discussed. However, little is known about how it is perceived and valued by citizens. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of SWV on landscape preferences. An online questionnaire was designed and given to a sample of 708 people in Latin America. The results show that they prefer more formal green spaces to those dominated by SWV. Once informed of the benefits that SWV brings to the city, preferences change, with wild vegetation spaces being more appreciated than formal ones. However, this pattern of preferences changes after 30 days. Preferences return to their initial point, with formal green spaces being appreciated again over wild spaces. The analyses show the importance of environmental education in urban greening strategies to communicate clearly, repeatedly and participatively the benefits of using SWV in public green spaces.

许多城市开始讨论在城市绿化计划中使用自然野生植被 (SWV)。然而，人们对公民如何看待和重视它知之甚少。本研究的目的是确定 SWV 对景观偏好的影响。设计了一份在线问卷，并提供给拉丁美洲的 708 人作为样本。结果表明，与 SWV 主导的绿色空间相比，他们更喜欢更正式的绿色空间。一旦得知 SWV 给城市带来的好处，偏好就会改变，野生植被空间比正式植被空间更受欢迎。然而，这种偏好模式会在 30 天后发生变化。偏好回到了最初的点，正式的绿色空间再次受到人们的青睐，而不是野生空间。