TY - JOUR
T1 - Greenery and Subjective Well-being
T2 - Assessing the Monetary Value of Greenery by Type
AU - Tsurumi, Tetsuya
AU - Imauji, Atsushi
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - This study shows the monetary value of greenery in Tokyo by type, based on the relationship between greenery types and well-being indices. We use multiple measures to measure well-being, including the Cantril ladder, life satisfaction, subjective happiness, affect balance, and mental health, as each of these measures may capture a different aspect of well-being. We utilize QuickBird satellite images with a pixel resolution of 61 cm, which have not been used in previous studies. This allows us to extract greenery data at the tree level, which is a method we expect to contribute to a more reliable evaluation of greenery. Our estimation results show that the valuations of greenery change depending on the choice of index used to measure well-being and the type of greenery.
AB - This study shows the monetary value of greenery in Tokyo by type, based on the relationship between greenery types and well-being indices. We use multiple measures to measure well-being, including the Cantril ladder, life satisfaction, subjective happiness, affect balance, and mental health, as each of these measures may capture a different aspect of well-being. We utilize QuickBird satellite images with a pixel resolution of 61 cm, which have not been used in previous studies. This allows us to extract greenery data at the tree level, which is a method we expect to contribute to a more reliable evaluation of greenery. Our estimation results show that the valuations of greenery change depending on the choice of index used to measure well-being and the type of greenery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042795485
VL - 148
SP - 152
EP - 169
JO - Ecological Economics
JF - Ecological Economics
SN - 0921-8009
ER -