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DOI	10.15177/seefor.15-08
	Economic Valuation of Urban Trees: Ribnjak Park Case Study, Zagreb
	Beljan, Karlo; Posavec, Stjepan; Jercic, Kresimir
通讯作者	Beljan, K
来源期刊	SEEFOR-SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN FORESTRY
ISSN	1847-6481
EISSN	1849-0891
出版年	2015
卷号	6 期号:1 页码:118-126
英文摘要	Background and Purpose: Population growth, urbanisation and technological development are creating a growing need for urban forests and parks, which are becoming green oases for recreation and relaxation. Apart from the sociological and economic components, urban forest valuation is presented through tourism, the market value of main and secondary forest products, and the growing value of real estate in the vicinity of green areas. Environmental economics explores the optimal ratio between the costs and the benefits received from the investment in the environment. The aim of this research is monetary valuation of urban trees. Materials and Methods: A Danish model for tree value determination was applied in Ribnjak Park as a case study. The model is based on tree growing costs and the present value. It is limited by the subjective aesthetic tree value estimation, but it is used in Europe because of its practicality. Individual tree value estimation is used because of the tree damage from vehicles or new residential buildings. The method is suitable for individual trees or groups of trees, but it is not appropriate for forest stands. Twenty random selected trees from nine different tree species have been analysed in the park. Diameter at breast height, tree height, expected age, aesthetic value and location were recorded for each tree. Furthermore, ecological, social and health tree values were taken into account separately with the calculation of points. Results: According to the evaluation, the average monetary value of one tree in Ribnjak Park is 542 EUR. The average diameter at breast height is 57.86 cm with the average age of 96.14 years. Plane trees have the highest value in comparison to other sampled species. Conclusions: Tree values vary depending on age, dimension or aesthetic values. The disadvantage of this method is in the estimation of very old tree value and in high involvement of personal estimation, which creates an opportunity for future development of the model and for its modification. The calculation of urban forest values is a complex process because of its impossibility to do a market evaluation of all of the benefits that could be considered as public wealth.
英文关键词	urban tree urban forest evaluation compensation price
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold, Green Published
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000219279900011
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS研究方向	Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331100
作者单位	[Beljan, Karlo; Posavec, Stjepan] Univ Zagreb, Fac Forestry, Dept Forest Inventory & Management, Svetosimunska 25, HR-21203 Zagreb, Croatia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Beljan, Karlo,Posavec, Stjepan,Jercic, Kresimir. Economic Valuation of Urban Trees: Ribnjak Park Case Study, Zagreb[J],2015,6(1):118-126.
APA	Beljan, Karlo,Posavec, Stjepan,&Jercic, Kresimir.(2015).Economic Valuation of Urban Trees: Ribnjak Park Case Study, Zagreb.SEEFOR-SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN FORESTRY,6(1),118-126.
MLA	Beljan, Karlo,et al."Economic Valuation of Urban Trees: Ribnjak Park Case Study, Zagreb".SEEFOR-SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN FORESTRY 6.1(2015):118-126.