ATTRACTIVENESS OF VYTAUTAS MAGNUS BOTANICAL GARDEN FROM THE YOUTH PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Botanical gardens vary in their design, plant expositions, but most usually they are associated with science, environmental conservation, education, and have an infrastructure for visitors as the places for recreation and leisure. The Botanical Garden of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), located in Kaunas, offers a wide range of services and is relatively popular object for visitors. The specialists of this botanical garden are working intensively with publicity of information and events, but they observe that young people do not visit this garden much. The aim of this study was to determine how young people evaluate the attractiveness of VMU Botanical Garden for recreation and leisure.