Residents Willingness to Pay for Conservation of Green Spaces and Amenities at Urban Forest Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur (Kesanggupan Penduduk Untuk Membayar terhadap Pemuliharaan Kawasan Hijau dan Kemudahan Ameniti di Hutan Simpanan Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur)

AZMAN A. RAHMAN, FATEN NASEHA TUAN HUSSAIN, SHAHARUDDIN MOHAMAD ISMAIL

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ABSTRACT: Greenery plays a key role in urban ecosystems could generate a wide range of services and amenities. They provide residents with outdoor recreational opportunities and contacts with nature to nurture a harmonious people–environment relationship healthy living environment. Cities of Kuala Lumpur have a growing demand for green spaces, due to growth in populations, improved quality of life, increased leisure time, and rising environmental awareness and expectation. Unfortunately, the recent rapid pace of urban expansion and redevelopment have eradicated or degraded some existing urban green spaces and failed to preserve natural pockets and corridors in large-scale sprawling into green fields. The main aim of this study is to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) and the residents’ value of urban green space in Kuala Lumpur city. The results show that 60% of the residents are willing to pay between RM 2 to RM 5 per year for the conservation of the urban green space. The results also indicated that most of the respondents feel responsible towards the existing urban green space and concern towards amenity in Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve.

Keywords: WTP; conservation; green spaces; urban forest Bukit Nanas

 

ABSTRAK: Kawasan hijau dalam ekosistem bandar boleh memainkan peranan penting menyediakan pelbagai perkhidmatan dan ameniti. Perkhidmatan dan ameniti ini termasuklah menyediakan peluang rekreasi luar kepada penduduk untuk berhubung dengan alam semula jadi serta memupuk hubungan harmoni persekitaran hidup rakyat dan alam sekitar. Permintaan terhadap kawasan hijau di dalam Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur dijangkakan semakin meningkat disebabkan pertumbuhan dalam populasi, peningkatan kualiti hidup, peningkatan masa lapang dan peningkatan kesedaran terhadap alam sekitar. Malangnya kepesatan perkembangan dan pembangunan semula bandar baru-baru ini telah menghapuskan dan gagal melindungi beberapa kelompok dan koridor kawasan hijau yang berskala besar. Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk menentukan kesanggupan membayar (WTP) dan mendapatkan penilaian penduduk terhadap kawasan hijau di Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa 70% daripada penduduk sanggup membayar antara RM 2 hingga RM 5 setahun bagi tujuan pemuliharaan kawasan hijau bandar. Keputusan juga menunjukkan bahawa kesemua responden berasa bertanggungjawab terhadap kawasan hijau bandar yang sedia ada terutamanya di Hutan Simpanan Bukti Nanas.

Kata kunci: WTP; pemuliharaan; kawasan hijau; hutan bandar Bukit Nanas


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