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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2016.25.6.457

The Effect of an Urban Park View on the Price of Apartment - A Case of Songdo Central Park -  

Jung, Tae Yong (Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
Baek, Yong Jun (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Korea University)
Sohn, Jihyun (Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
Yoo, Sunbin (Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.25, no.6, 2016 , pp. 457-465 More about this Journal
Abstract
Around the world, a lot of people are migrating to the urban areas, and new cities are continuously being constructed. Currently about 54 percent of the world's population live in the urban areas, and by 2050, it is expected to increase to 66 percent; thus, managing the urban areas is one of the most important challenges of sustainable development in the 21st century. The key to successful urban management is to preserve the urban green spaces, which provide aesthetic, psychological and health benefits to the urban citizens. However, the benefits of the urban green spaces are not fully appreciated within the societies due to the difficulty of economic valuation of the urban green spaces. This study examined whether the view of the Songdo Central Park has a positive influence on the prices of the surrounding apartments, using the hedonic pricing method. The results showed that a positive relation exists between the view of the Songdo Central Park and the price of apartment. The price of an apartment with the view of the Songdo Central Park was 5 percent higher than that of an apartment without the view. In addition, it was estimated that the proximity to the Songdo Central Park has an influence on the housing price as well.
Keywords
Sustainable Urban Development; Urban Park; Landscape View; Hedonic Pricing Model;
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