The Urban Green Space Dilemma: Improved ecosystem services or smooth traffic?

Le dilemme des espaces verts urbains: Amélioration des services écosystémiques ou fluidité du trafic ?

Laetitia Tuffery (), Soukaina Anougmar, Basak Bayramoglu (), Carmen Cantuarias-Villessuzanne () and Maia David ()
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Laetitia Tuffery: CHROME - Détection, évaluation, gestion des risques CHROniques et éMErgents (CHROME) - Nîmes Université - UNIMES - Nîmes Université
Soukaina Anougmar: Department of Engineering Management - UA - University of Antwerp
Basak Bayramoglu: UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Carmen Cantuarias-Villessuzanne: ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI Réflexions et Recherches (1997-2021) - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI2R Research in Real Estate [Paris] - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Maia David: UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: Urban green spaces improve quality of life, but may reduce car space. We first propose a theoretical model to analyze this trade-off. A discrete choice experiment then shows that urban greening is valued for cooling and biodiversity, But there is resistance to significant reductions in car space. Positive global willingness to-pay (WTP) is observed for scenarios that improve biodiversity and air cooling with minimal loss of car space, while negative WTP arises when carspace is greatly reduced withoutsubstantial environmental benefits.

Date: 2025-07-29
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Published in Land Economics, 2025, 101 (3), pp.052124-0046R1. ⟨10.3368/le.102.1.052124-0046R1⟩

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DOI: 10.3368/le.102.1.052124-0046R1

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