Economic Value of Urban Green Space: A Travel Cost Approach for Viharamahadevi Urban Park, Sri Lanka

Economic Value of Urban Green Space: A Travel Cost Approach for Viharamahadevi Urban Park, Sri Lanka

Urban green spaces could bring cities and their inhabitants with vitality in terms of ecological, social, and economic benefits. Recognising and estimation of economic values of parks is important for their sound management and for justification of the current use over various alternative uses. Non...

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Main Authors:	H.M.L.P. Karunarathne, U.A.D.P. Gunawardena
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2020-08-01
Series:	Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment
Online Access:	https://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/JTFE/article/view/4688

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