2023 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 176-191
To promote urban regeneration, temporary or permanent public open spaces have recently been provided by many overseas cities through greening and beautification of spaces left by the removal of dilapidated buildings. Through the development of a theoretical evaluation system, the method of importance-performance analysis and non-market valuation (willing to pay) and a case study, the purpose of this study is to analyse matters of public interest and to estimate the economic value of a landscape improvement program, including removal of dilapidated and abandoned buildings, implementation of greening and beautification, and provision of temporary public open spaces. The appraisal result shows that nearby residents are pleased to welcome the temporary public open spaces program since it can improve public security and quality of life and amenity. Also, property owners in surrounding areas are willing to pay prices 4 to 5 times higher than non-estate owners. In the study case, the average amount of willingness to pay per person is NT $ 3,076. In summary, it is found that Taipei City Government’s landscape improvement program, provision of temporary open space by removing the dilapidated buildings and space greening, is highly appreciated by nearby residents and passing pedestrians. This may be a positive signal to other local governments interested in similar actions.
