Introduction and aim of the research: By considering indirect value approach, urban green spaces and natural parks have special functions. Vegetation and other attractions like waterfronts in urban parks, not only make the weather fair and adjust the spiritual stresses,
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Introduction and aim of the research: By considering indirect value approach, urban green spaces and natural parks have special functions. Vegetation and other attractions like waterfronts in urban parks, not only make the weather fair and adjust the spiritual stresses, but also provide a very suitable context for thought interchange and family communications. It is very important to estimate the value of these recreational places in a way that people and authorities become more aware of actual value of urban environment and make them determined in maintaining and planning for expansion of the places which its refusal in the long time has unpleasant consequences. Economical valuation is a method for estimating financial value of these properties for considering potential value of ecosystem resources in expansion planning, utilization management and conservation and maintenance of ecosystems as natural inheritances. The Present study is conducted to estimate the recreational value of Isfahan environment (Sofe Mountaineer Park as a case study) by using contingent valuation method. In addition, the effective factors on park visitors’ willingness to pay are specified.
Method: The present research is functional with the descriptive-analytic method. SPSS software, Shazam90 economic software and Mathematica mathematical software have been used for the information analysis. Regression methods and Logit pattern models is used to answer to research hypothesis. Cochran formula and random sampling method have been used for the sample size estimation. And the research followed by 300 questionnaires.
Findings: Results of Logit analysis presents that variables of income, age, education, park quality, environment partiality have a positive significant effect on estimation of people willingness to pay; and average payment willingness of family per month was 1959/219 Tomans that by considering 3 million visitors and average number of 3.8 people for every family, total amount of annual recreational value of Sofe Mountaineer Park was estimated to be 1.546.751.842 Tomans.
Conclusions:According to the results, more than 75% of responders had a willingness to pay 1000-2000 tomans as the entrance fee The estimated coefficient of suggestion, which is the most important coefficient in CVM method, is significant with negative sign and it means that in a hypothetical market, willingness rate to pay decreases if suggested amount of entrance fee increases which is not impossible and is agreeable with expectation. By considering the final effect of the variable by increasing the suggested fee, the possibility of acceptance of fee payment will decrease by 48% for pastime purpose.
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