Measuring the total economic value of a park system to a community

Harnik, Peter; Crompton, John L.

doi:10.1080/13606719.2014.885713

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“…Majority (90.5%) of respondents agreed that they perceive overall uplifting of their area ( Table 2). The results of this study are in line to the findings of Harnik and Welle (2009), who reported that urban green spaces enhanced property value, amplified private and public sector business enterprises and significantly promoted investment trends in the city and attracted the financier to the city centers having beautiful and attractive landscapes in their vicinity.…”

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Assessment of Roadside Landscape Up-Gradation: A Case Study of Canal Road, Faisalabad

Iftikhar¹

2016

PAKJAS

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A field and social survey was conducted to assess the effectiveness and visual quality of roadside landscape planning at canal road, Faisalabad, as landscape assessment is an important tool to check qualities and flaws of a landscape planning and proposed design for a place. In the field survey, previous and new vegetation was studied and an inventory of plantation was prepared, while for social survey, questionnaires were developed for residents and officials to acquire relevant information regarding their perceptions on environmental improvement, property value enhancement, encroachment control, health benefits, pollution control, and care and management of roadside plantation. The total sample size was 200 respondents, 100 from each side of canal, viz. east and west side. Collected data were analyzed statistically using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS; Version 11, 2003). Results of the study showed that majority of respondents, 94.5%, agreed that environment was improved in the vicinity, 68% of respondents agreed that pollution has reduced, 95.5% of respondents agreed that encroachment was controlled and 97% of respondents observed that property value was increased in the surroundings as a result of landscaping and plantation in roadside green spaces. Majority of respondents (91.5%) also believed that these improvements had positive impact on human health. Regarding public awareness about plantation, only 16.5% were aware and majority (83.5%) of respondents was not aware of type of plantation installed in the green spaces. About two-third (65%) of respondents noticed problems in the recently developed roadside green spaces, out of which majority assessed daily maintenance, development and management as major issues, while lack of irrigation system, labor, resources and machinery was reported by developers and landscape architects. However, the impact assessment of recent landscape improvements revealed that development of green spaces and proper plantation along the roads impart highly positive impact on environmental, social, health and economic status of an urban community.

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Assessment of Roadside Landscape Up-Gradation: A Case Study of Canal Road, Faisalabad

Iftikhar¹

2016

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“…Kaplan and Kaplan (1989) similarly described water as "a highly prized element in the landscape." The variety of economic, environmental, social and health benefits associated with parks have also been documented (Crompton, 2008a,b;Harnik & Crompton, 2014).…”

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The contribution of scenic views of, and proximity to, lakes and reservoirs to property values

Nicholls

Crompton

2018

Lakes & Reservoirs

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Water is arguably the world's most critical resource, although its aesthetic and recreational functions typically receive less attention than its consumptive uses. Views of, and access to, attractive water resources are capitalized into property prices in the form of sales price and rental premiums, measured since the 1970s with the hedonic pricing technique. This study synthesizes the evidence to date with respect to the value of lakes and reservoirs as aesthetic and recreational resources to nearby residents. Findings are reported relating to the effects of scenic views of, and proximity, to reservoirs and large artificial lakes, the North American Great Lakes, and other smaller inland lakes. Of the 44 distinct reviewed studies that included tests of statistical significance, only two failed to produce any significant findings in the directions anticipated (i.e., a positive impact of water frontage or view and/or negative impact of increasing distance). Improvements in methodological approaches—from early studies employing anecdotal observation and visual comparison to more recent investigations employing advanced geographical information systems and rigorous spatially explicit regression techniques—are traced. The potential implications of climate variability and changes for property values are addressed, as is the growing movement towards the adoption of green infrastructure. The need to consider changes to aesthetic and recreational values, in addition to outcomes for more traditional consumptive uses during cost–benefit analyses associated with proposed (re)developments, is emphasized.

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“…Asimismo, se ha reconocido que estos espacios juegan un papel importante para la generación de plusvalías (Crompton 2001), para la atracción de nuevas inversiones, generación de empleos, atracción del turismo y actividades comerciales (Harnik y Welle 2009). Así, con las intervenciones para la regeneración y revitalización de los espacios públicos las ciudades se posicionan en el ámbito global; los lugares públicos representan importantes vehículos económicos, a través de los cuales las ciudades compiten (Madanipour 2003).…”

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El espacio público dentro de los programas gubernamentales, en el contexto urbano mexicano: el caso de Xalapa, Veracruz

Bonilla

2016

ACE: Architecture, City and Environment

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Measuring the total economic value of a park system to a community

Cited by 33 publications

References 11 publications

Assessment of Roadside Landscape Up-Gradation: A Case Study of Canal Road, Faisalabad

Assessment of Roadside Landscape Up-Gradation: A Case Study of Canal Road, Faisalabad

The contribution of scenic views of, and proximity to, lakes and reservoirs to property values

El espacio público dentro de los programas gubernamentales, en el contexto urbano mexicano: el caso de Xalapa, Veracruz

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