Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan
Online ISSN : 2185-0593
Print ISSN : 0916-0647
ISSN-L : 0916-0647
An Economical Evaluation of Greenery Townscape composed by Trees on Housing Lots
A Study on Possibility of Co-Managing the Common Benefit of Private Spaces in Cooperate with Local Residents
Naoki HayashiShiro KawaiMasuro Urayama
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2005 Volume 40.3 Pages 841-846

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This paper evaluates the environmental values that residents will pay for enjoying greenery townscape composed by trees on housing lots. Two questionnaires were carried out; one is to compare the residents' consciousness of 3 neighborhoods which have various green covered area ratio on their greenery townscape, another is to evaluate the economic values of greenery townscape using Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Conclusions are as followings: Residents in richer greenery neighborhood residents think his and surrounding lots contribute to make greenery townscape. Therefore many residents will pay a part of the cost to maintain the greenery townscape formed by trees on neighbor housing lots that makes them feel common green.
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