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Non-market Valuation of Urban Green Space

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 9330

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Koichi Kuriyama

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Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Interests: non-market valuation; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; recreation and tourism; applied econometrics
Dr. Kei Kabaya

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Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Interests: environmental valuation; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; recreation and tourism; spatial econometrics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

For the last few decades, non-market valuation studies have visualized amenity and recreational values of urban green space in monetary terms, using either revealed preference (i.e., hedonic price and travel cost methods), stated preference (i.e., contingent valuations and choice experiments), or some other approaches (e.g., life satisfaction approaches and meta-analysis). These pioneering works also provided some important findings; for example, the value of urban green space would depend not only on its types and sizes but also its conditions and facilities; preferences for urban green space would be heterogeneous among individuals depending on their age, income, educational level, home locations, and interests in nature.

Some other recent papers also highlighted the importance of urban green space in the context of, for example, physical and psychological human health, ecosystem functions and services as “green infrastructures” (e.g., local climate regulation and stormwater mitigation), and biodiversity conservation through ecological networks and green corridors. Still, these values have not been fully captured and quantified from economic perspectives in the literature to date. Essentially, more comprehensive and holistic valuations will help our understanding of the significant roles of urban green space in city management and urban planning for sustainable societies.

Research articles in this Special Issue are expected to provide new insights for amenity and recreational values of urban green space or to unveil its unattended values in the current non-market valuation literature. Research papers dedicated to methodological advancements or stocktaking of existing knowledge are also welcomed. Note that relevance to public policies is highly recommended in these articles in light of the nature of this research field.

We are looking forward to your active participation in this Special Issue.

Prof. Koichi Kuriyama
Dr. Kei Kabaya
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Urban green space
  • Non-market valuation
  • Revealed and stated preference
  • Amenity and recreational value
  • Human health
  • Green infrastructures
  • Biodiversity conservation

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Preference Heterogeneity of Coastal Gray, Green, and Hybrid Infrastructure against Sea-Level Rise: A Choice Experiment Application in Japan
by Yui Omori
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 8927; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13168927 - 10 Aug 2021
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Coastal zones are bearing the brunt of an increase in the likelihood of extreme events, coupled with sea-level rise (SLR). Conventionally, gray infrastructures, such as seawalls, have been constructed to reduce risks in limited coastal zone spaces. Nature-based approaches, known as green infrastructure, [...] Read more.
Coastal zones are bearing the brunt of an increase in the likelihood of extreme events, coupled with sea-level rise (SLR). Conventionally, gray infrastructures, such as seawalls, have been constructed to reduce risks in limited coastal zone spaces. Nature-based approaches, known as green infrastructure, have been used in coastal defense, and their ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction functions (Eco-DRR) have received growing attention. However, both gray and green infrastructure alone have limitations in responding to an ongoing increase in the intensity and frequency of natural hazards. To overcome these issues, hybrid infrastructure, which combine gray and green components, is needed, and they have been receiving growing attention. Meanwhile, a large-scale coastal development requires stakeholder agreement; thus, it is imperative to understand people’s demands and build a consensus between municipalities and coastal citizens in coastal development for long-term resilience. The author administered the online survey across Japan, applying it to the choice experiment, and obtained 840 valid responses. Therefore, this paper clarified the heterogeneities in coastal people’s preferences for coastal ecosystem services provided by gray, green, and hybrid structures in intertidal zones in Japan, recognizing seawalls as gray and coastal pine forests as green infrastructure. Consequently, while coastal citizens acknowledged gray’s coastal defense function, the diverse perceptions toward seawalls for SLR preparation were notable as its scenarios became severe. Another remarkable finding is that nearly 60% of respondents preferred Eco-DRR functions provided by coastal forests with JPY 695 in willingness-to-pay for expanding 100 m in width, even though there are uncertainties in their performances. Full article
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People’s Avoidance of Neighboring Agricultural Urban Green Infrastructure: Evidence from a Choice Experiment
by Shinsuke Kyoi
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6930; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13126930 - 20 Jun 2021
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This study evaluates people’s preferences regarding the proximity of their residence to agricultural urban green infrastructure (UGI), such as agricultural land and satoyama, and discusses the availability of these types of land as UGI. UGI is vital for reducing the negative environmental impacts [...] Read more.
This study evaluates people’s preferences regarding the proximity of their residence to agricultural urban green infrastructure (UGI), such as agricultural land and satoyama, and discusses the availability of these types of land as UGI. UGI is vital for reducing the negative environmental impacts of urban areas, as these impacts are too large to ignore. In this study, we conducted an online survey and a choice experiment to investigate people’s perceptions regarding the proximity of their residence to agricultural UGI (AUGI). The respondents of the choice experiment were 802 inhabitants of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, which has rich agricultural resources. To examine explicitly the spatial autocorrelation of people’s preferences, in this study, we used the spatial econometrics method. The main empirical findings are that people prefer agricultural land far away from their residence—more than 1000 m, not within 1000 m—which reflects the not-in-my-backyard phenomenon. Meanwhile, people’s preferences regarding proximity to satoyama are complicated and their preferences are positively spatially autocorrelated. The results indicate that policymakers and urban planners should manage and provide AUGI far away from residential areas; otherwise, they must address people’s avoidance of neighboring AUGI. Full article
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Choice Experiments for Estimating the Non-Market Value of Ecosystem Services in the Bang Kachao Green Area, Thailand
by Areeyapat Petcharat, Yohan Lee and Jae Bong Chang
Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7637; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su12187637 - 16 Sep 2020
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Bang Kachao, the largest green area in the Bangkok metropolitan area, delivers significant ecosystem services to sustain society free of charge. It is therefore difficult to achieve socially optimal services because of inefficient allocation of resources, over-consumption, and negative externalities resulting from market [...] Read more.
Bang Kachao, the largest green area in the Bangkok metropolitan area, delivers significant ecosystem services to sustain society free of charge. It is therefore difficult to achieve socially optimal services because of inefficient allocation of resources, over-consumption, and negative externalities resulting from market failures. This study’s purpose is to assess consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for enhancing ecosystem services from the Bang Kachao Green Area and to investigate factors influencing the WTP of Bangkok residents. A choice experiment was applied by interviewing 200 respondents living in the Bangkok metropolitan area. The data were collected between July and September 2016 and analyzed using a conditional logit model. The results reveal that the respondents are willing to pay 42 USD per year to improve the ecosystem services in Bang Kachao. The respondents demand clean air the most, followed by food, recreation, and bird diversity. The government of Bangkok may take proactive steps to promote agroforestry and ecotourism in Bang Kachao. A Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme may ensure the provision of ecosystem services in Bang Kachao. Full article
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