Research on Economical Evaluation of City Parks Using Conjoint Analysis

Abstract

When the public works including the city parks are carried out, the benefit-cost analysis is needed to secure their propriety. In this paper, neighboring city parks were economically evaluated using the conjoint analysis, focusing attention on city-parks characteristics that a city park consist of various elements, and become unique space, such as a childs playground and wildlifes habitat, depending on the elements. The questionnaires were carried out with the two-type of sheets, one described the parks elements by facilities, and the other did it by functions. As a result, following matters were shown. 1) The function sheet was effective more than the facilities sheet. 2) Natural element got highest evaluation in the both sheets. 3) Willingness to pay in poor green area is higher than that in rich green area.