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Property rights & the perceived health contribution of public open space in Hong Kong

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  • Lai, Lawrence W.C.
  • Ho, Daniel C.W.
  • Chau, K.W.
  • Yu, Esther Y.T.
  • Lam, Cindy L.K.
  • Leung, Nixon T.H.
  • Davies, Stephen N.G.

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This interdisciplinary paper, informed by property rights economics, urban planning, facility management, and medical science, as well as the study of the quality of life, (a) presents a typology of Hong Kong open space transformation in terms of property rights; and (b) a small scale indicative survey with a sample that was > 1% of the workforce of the constituency. The authors argue with the help the findings of the survey that the government, as a major provider and regulator, should be able to assign a higher priority to, or enact better designs and plans for usable open spaces to contribute to better public health. This would counterbalance the focus on the indoor environment and health after the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and articulate with the issues of property rights and social justice in open space provision.

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  • Lai, Lawrence W.C. & Ho, Daniel C.W. & Chau, K.W. & Yu, Esther Y.T. & Lam, Cindy L.K. & Leung, Nixon T.H. & Davies, Stephen N.G., 2021. "Property rights & the perceived health contribution of public open space in Hong Kong," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:107:y:2021:i:c:s0264837721002192
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105496
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