A multilingual, multi-country dataset on gardening and biodiversity awareness across Central and Eastern Europe.
12 affiliations
- 1HUN-REN-PE Evolutionary Ecology Research Group, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary. [email protected].
- 2Dr. Franjo Tuđman Defense and Security University, Zagreb, Croatia.
- 3Chair of Plant Health, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
- 4Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia. [email protected].
- 5Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Târgu-Mureș, Romania.
- 6National Institute of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- 7Department of Landscape Architecture, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
- 8Institute of Forest Ecology, SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia.
- 9HUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary.
- 10Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
- 11Independent researcher, Kecskemét, Hungary.
- 12Center of Applied Economic Studies of the Atlantic, University of the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. [email protected].
Abstract
We present a multi-country and multilingual dataset on garden characteristics, gardening practices, and gardeners' environmental attitudes based on a questionnaire survey conducted across nine Central and Eastern European countries: Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The survey was collaboratively designed and translated into ten languages by native speakers to ensure cultural and linguistic accuracy. It was distributed online through diverse channels, yielding 5511 responses. The dataset enables exploration of relationships between gardening practices and socio-cultural factors at local, national, and regional scales. The questionnaire covered topics such as garden characteristics, management practices, pesticide use, biodiversity-supporting actions, and environmental awareness, offering a comprehensive overview of gardening in the region. The dataset is suitable for cross-country comparisons, machine learning analyses, and the development of indices that quantify ecological value or management intensity. The multilingual questionnaire supports reuse in future studies, facilitating replication or adaptation elsewhere. By making the dataset openly available, we provide a resource for researchers and practitioners interested in urban biodiversity, sustainability, and human-nature interactions.
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BibTeX
@article{vargaszilay2026multilingual,
title = {{A multilingual, multi-country dataset on gardening and biodiversity awareness across Central and Eastern Europe.}},
author = {Zsófia Varga-Szilay and Lucija Šerić Jelaska and Silva Vilumets and Arvīds Barševskis and Klára Benedek and Danilo Bevk and Agata Jojczyk and Anton Krištín and Jana Růžičková and Eve Veromann and Kinga Gabriela Fetykó and Gergely Szövényi and Gábor Pozsgai},
journal = {Scientific data},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.1038/s41597-026-07887-9},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897197},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A multilingual, multi-country dataset on gardening and biodiversity awareness across Central and Eastern Europe.
AU - Zsófia Varga-Szilay
AU - Lucija Šerić Jelaska
AU - Silva Vilumets
AU - Arvīds Barševskis
AU - Klára Benedek
AU - Danilo Bevk
AU - Agata Jojczyk
AU - Anton Krištín
AU - Jana Růžičková
AU - Eve Veromann
AU - Kinga Gabriela Fetykó
AU - Gergely Szövényi
AU - Gábor Pozsgai
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/31
JO - Scientific data
DO - 10.1038/s41597-026-07887-9
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897197
AB - We present a multi-country and multilingual dataset on garden characteristics, gardening practices, and gardeners' environmental attitudes based on a questionnaire survey conducted across nine Central and Eastern European countries: Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The survey was collaboratively designed and translated into ten languages by native speakers to ensure cultural and linguistic accuracy. It was distributed online through diverse channels, yielding 5511 responses. The dataset enables exploration of relationships between gardening practices and socio-cultural factors at local, national, and regional scales. The questionnaire covered topics such as garden characteristics, management practices, pesticide use, biodiversity-supporting actions, and environmental awareness, offering a comprehensive overview of gardening in the region. The dataset is suitable for cross-country comparisons, machine learning analyses, and the development of indices that quantify ecological value or management intensity. The multilingual questionnaire supports reuse in future studies, facilitating replication or adaptation elsewhere. By making the dataset openly available, we provide a resource for researchers and practitioners interested in urban biodiversity, sustainability, and human-nature interactions.
SN - 2052-4463
ER -