Public perception matters: Estimating homebuyers’ willingness to pay for urban park quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 127275
Author(s):  
Kehao Zhou ◽  
Yan Song ◽  
Ronghui Tan
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Park Quality

scholarly journals Water Privatization Aftermath in Armenia: Scale, Public Perception and Willingness to Pay

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Naira Harutyunyan
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Water Privatization

La globalización, la liberalización de los mercados internacionales y la intensificación de la cooperación internacional impulsaron la expansión generalizada de la privatización de los servicios públicos, aunque no está claro si la privatización sirvió al interés público o no. El documento presenta el casode Armenia, un país en transición que pasó por un intenso proceso de privatización en el sector del agua. Las evaluaciones, de arriba hacia abajo, muestran que las empresas de servicios públicos armenios alcanzaron una posición superior a la media en las comparaciones internacionales. Se utilizaron las encuestas hechas en los hogares para proporcionar evidencia empírica sobre las experiencias reales de los usuarios, a través de la medición de la percepción que ellos tienen sobre los servicios de agua, la disposición a pagar y las acciones de conservación. Los resultados muestran que los usuarios en sus hogares, en general, están satisfechos con los servicios de agua. La proporción más alta de los que están dispuestos a pagar por mejoras está en las zonas rurales que refleja la mayor necesidad de mejores servicios de agua. Como era de esperar, la situación financiera de los hogares y la percepción del precio del agua afectan la disposición a pagar. Los resultados de la investigación proporcionaron evidencia de la teoría de la comparación social según la cual la menorsatisfacción del público con los servicios de agua puede derivarse en áreas que colindan con otras áreas con mejores servicios de abastecimiento de agua. El estudio también encuentra que la medición universal del agua afectó el comportamiento del consumo de agua de las familias.

scholarly journals Public Attitudes toward Renewable Energy in Croatia

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 8111
Author(s):  
Sunčana Slijepčević ◽  
Željka Kordej-De Villa
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Survey Results

Renewable energy sources (RES) play a key role in achieving the European Union’s energy and climate objectives. As a member of the European Union, Croatia has committed to adopting European Directive 2009/28/EC, a directive on promoting the use of RES. Croatia shows good potential for the use of different types of RES. In the period 2009–2019, the share of renewable energy in energy consumption increased from 23.6 to 28.5 percent. The Croatian energy strategy aims to increase the national share of renewable energy to at least 32 percent by 2030. Acceptance and public support are essential for renewable energy to be introduced into energy policy and particularly to encourage renewable energy implementation in the residential sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the public perception of renewable energy and citizens’ willingness to pay for the use of RES. Data were collected through a 2021 survey of citizens 18 years and older. The survey results show a low level of implementation of RES technology in the residential sector; more than 80 percent of respondents did not use any sources of renewable energy in their households. Results related to respondents’ knowledge of different sources of renewable energy suggest they have the most knowledge of solar, wind, and hydropower energy. Respondents believe that combating climate change, reducing dependency on energy imports, reducing environmental impacts, and improving health are the most important benefits of RES implementation. The survey reveals general support for RES among respondents; almost 89 percent of them would purchase renewable energy from local suppliers. In addition, 79 percent of survey participants were willing to pay for the introduction of RES technology into their households. The research shows that environmental concerns are the primary reason for citizens’ higher willingness to pay for RES.

Conceptualizing Lenses, Dimensions, Constructs, and Indicators for Urban Park Quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 208-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Corley ◽  
Jeong Joo Ahn ◽  
Yushim Kim ◽  
Joanna Lucio ◽  
Erin Rugland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Park ◽  
Park Quality

scholarly journals Effects of Urban Park Quality, Environmental Perception, and Leisure Activity on Well-Being among the Older Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11402
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Chu ◽  
Dongying Li ◽  
Po-Ju Chang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Perception ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Park Quality

Previous studies have shown that natural environments and leisure activities can reduce depression and increase well-being. Urban parks are important for the psychological well-being of middle-aged and older adults. However, it remains unknown whether the relationship between environmental perceptions, leisure activity, and well-being is affected by the quality of park environments. This study uses a cross-level framework to examine the effects of urban park quality on middle-aged and older adults’ environmental perceptions, leisure activity, and well-being. The Neighborhood Green Space Tool was used to assess the environmental quality of 19 parks, and 380 individuals aged 55 years and older were interviewed in each park using an on-site questionnaire. The results reveal that the associations between environmental perception and well-being were moderated by the quality of park accessibility, amenities, and incivilities; the effect of environmental perception on depression was moderated by the quality of incivilities in parks; and the effect of frequency of leisure activities on depression was moderated by the quality of park accessibility.

scholarly journals PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER FEES (BBNKB) INCREMENT POLICY IN BANDAR LAMPUNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Nairobi Nairobi
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Price Difference ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
Ownership Transfer ◽  
The People ◽  
Transfer Fees

<p><em>The aim of the study is to estimate the number of vehicles with </em><em>Lampung outside p</em><em>olice numbers</em><em> </em><em>operating in Lampung and to find</em><em> </em><em>out the public perceptions</em><em> </em><em>of</em><em> </em><em>the Lampung</em><em> </em><em>Provincial</em><em> </em><em>Government's policy through </em><em>Local Regulations</em><em> </em><em>Number</em><em> 2 of 2011</em><em>, </em><em>regarding the increase in v</em><em>ehicle ownership transfer fees</em><em> (BBNKB) from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, along with willingness to pay from the policy. This research applies survey method in Bandar Lampung</em><em> </em><em>city with the population of the people who are the owner of new motor</em><em> </em><em>vehicles  including the four-wheeled and two-</em><em>w</em><em>heeled which were</em><em> </em><em>purchased starting</em><em> </em><em>in</em><em> </em><em>20</em><em>1</em><em>2 outside</em><em> </em><em>the province</em><em> o</em><em>f Lampung</em><em>. </em><em>The sampling method used is cluster sampling, meaning that the population is divided into several clusters. As the population of vehicles which have no BE police number operating in Lampung is unknown, then the number of the sample is set to 100 respondents.</em><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><em>Based on the result of the survey, it is unravelled that there are 18 percent of cars which have non-BE plate number operating in Lampung, and for motorcycles, there are only 4 percent. Another finding shows the fact that respondents buy vehicles outside the province of Lampung  because the price difference is quite significant and they do not do second BNKB in Lampung Province in accordance with its operational area. From the willingnes to pay, all respondents approve that if the rate of BBNKB decreases back to 10 percent,  most of them will return to buy a new vehicle in Lampung due to the fact that there will be smaller price difference between the price of a new car purchased in Lampung Province and new car purchased outside Lampung Province. BBNKB tariff reduction will provide opportunities for trade of vehicles in Lampung Province to be more competitive, thus, they can develop better. Moreover, there will be more exciting investments and more job fields in the automotive sector.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>JEL Classification: </em></strong><em>H20,<strong> </strong>H21, H24</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>BBNKB Tariff, Public Perception, Willingness to Pay</em></p>

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