A STUDY ON RESIDENTS' CONSCIOUSNESS STRUCTURE TOWARD GREEN TRAM TRACKS AND ITS SOCIAL EFFECTS

Abstract

This study aims to grasp residents' consciousness and social benefit of green tram tracks. This study has conducted questionnaire survey in Kagoshima city as a case study. Tram of Kagoshima city has 8900m tracks and constructed 6460m green tracks until March 2011. We have obtained questionnaire samples of 327 household and found out that residents' consciousness was made progress than before and that willingness-to-pay of residents also increased once green tram tracks had been constructed. As a result, annual social benefit was estimated at least 100 million yen.