Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur

Greenery plays a key role in urban ecosystems could generate a wide range of services and amenities. They provide residents with outdoor recreational opportunities and contacts with nature to nurture a harmonious people–environment relationship healthy living environment. Cities of Kuala Lumpur ha...

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Main Authors:	Azman A. Rahman, Faten Naseha Tuan Hussain, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/1/IMAN-2017-05SI3-11.pdf

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spelling	ukm-124292018-12-10T23:16:31Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/ Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur Azman A. Rahman, Faten Naseha Tuan Hussain, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Greenery plays a key role in urban ecosystems could generate a wide range of services and amenities. They provide residents with outdoor recreational opportunities and contacts with nature to nurture a harmonious people–environment relationship healthy living environment. Cities of Kuala Lumpur have a growing demand for green spaces, due to growth in populations, improved quality of life, increased leisure time, and rising environmental awareness and expectation. Unfortunately, the recent rapid pace of urban expansion and redevelopment have eradicated or degraded some existing urban green spaces and failed to preserve natural pockets and corridors in large-scale sprawling into green fields. The main aim of this study is to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) and the residents’ value of urban green space in Kuala Lumpur city. The results show that 60% of the residents are willing to pay between RM 2 to RM 5 per year for the conservation of the urban green space. The results also indicated that most of the respondents feel responsible towards the existing urban green space and concern towards amenity in Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve. Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/1/IMAN-2017-05SI3-11.pdf Azman A. Rahman, and Faten Naseha Tuan Hussain, and Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, (2017) Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation, 5(SI) (1). pp. 81-86. ISSN 2289-1706 http://www.ukm.my/jatma/jilid-5terbitan-khas-bil-1/
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description	Greenery plays a key role in urban ecosystems could generate a wide range of services and amenities. They provide residents with outdoor recreational opportunities and contacts with nature to nurture a harmonious people–environment relationship healthy living environment. Cities of Kuala Lumpur have a growing demand for green spaces, due to growth in populations, improved quality of life, increased leisure time, and rising environmental awareness and expectation. Unfortunately, the recent rapid pace of urban expansion and redevelopment have eradicated or degraded some existing urban green spaces and failed to preserve natural pockets and corridors in large-scale sprawling into green fields. The main aim of this study is to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) and the residents’ value of urban green space in Kuala Lumpur city. The results show that 60% of the residents are willing to pay between RM 2 to RM 5 per year for the conservation of the urban green space. The results also indicated that most of the respondents feel responsible towards the existing urban green space and concern towards amenity in Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve.
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spellingShingle	Azman A. Rahman, Faten Naseha Tuan Hussain, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
author_facet	Azman A. Rahman, Faten Naseha Tuan Hussain, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail,
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title	Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
title_short	Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
title_full	Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr	Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed	Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
title_sort	residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest bukit nanas, kuala lumpur
publisher	Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12429/1/IMAN-2017-05SI3-11.pdf
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Residents willingness to pay for conservation of green spaces and amenities at urban forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur

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