Providing access to urban greenspaces: A participatory benefit-cost analysis in Spain
Authors
García de Jalón González del Tánago, Silvestre; Chiabai , Aline; Mc Tague , Alyvia; Artaza , Naiara; De Ayala , Amaia; [et al.]Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/59914DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082818
ISSN: 1661-7827
Date
2020Affiliation
Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de EconomíaBibliographic citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, v. 17, p. 1-21
Keywords
Green space
Participatory benefit-cost analysis
Participatory evaluation
Cost-benefit analysis
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
The opening up of green spaces could provide significant benefits to society. This study
develops a framework to assess the economic benefits and costs of public interventions providing
citizen access to urban green spaces. The Thinking Fadura project in Getxo (Spain) was used as a case
study. A method for participatory benefit-cost analysis is developed, where a stakeholder-participatory
evaluation is combined with a standard cost-benefit analysis. The participatory evaluation followed a
bottom-up approach in a sequential evaluation including three main focal points: key stakeholders
and experts, visitors and the general public. The assessment demonstrates that the Thinking Fadura
project"s benefits outweigh the costs. The results suggest that projects designed with the purpose of
improving green space accessibility to the general public can be beneficial from a societal perspective.
The highest economic benefits were an increase in the amenity and recreational value and an increase
in people"s physical activity. The participatory evaluation indicates that giving access to people of
lower socio-economic status and vulnerable groups and improving recreational use were perceived
as the most beneficial. An increase in noise, dirt, and risk of criminal activities as well as potential
conflicts between green space users were perceived as the most negative impacts of opening a
previously restricted area to the general public. The economic assessment of Thinking Fadura project
could serve as a model in the decision-making process in locations where the use of greenspaces
is restricted.
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