Abstract
The study addresses sustainable development in the forest and recreational park of Germia in the Capital City of Kosovo. The park serves the residents and other visitors’ socioeconomic and environmental needs, such as leisure, sports, meditation, and biodiversity and ecological roles. Sustainable management and the development of natural resources are a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs. The study used the contingent valuation method to assess willingness to pay for the sustainable management and development of Germia forest and recreational park, given the values it serves the people. The study surveyed 208 respondents about their opinions on the willingness to pay for the sustainable management and development of the forest and recreational park. The results showed that 56% were willing to pay for recreational services, while 44% were against it because they were not satisfied with the park’s services. The majority (62%) were also willing to pay for this service in tax from their salaries. This showed that an average percentage of people were willing to pay for the sustainable management and development of the forest and recreational park. Therefore, this study serves as a basis for future similar studies and policy decisions for park development.
Highlights
It is strongly thought that developing more sustainable municipalities is a question of improving the abiotic and biotic characteristics of urban life, and a query of the social features of city life, such as an individual’s experiences, gratification, and perceptions of the quality of their environments [1,2,3]
The willingness to pay by visitors is a critical factor for the smooth and sustainable utilization of Germia recreational park as an option if a decision is made for sustainable developmental management practices by the management team
Visitors’ opinions and their willingness to pay (WTP) help in planning and improving the resource ecosystem services utilization and the sustainable management of the same resources which may suffer damage if not well-managed and protected [18,41,42,43,44,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60]. This investigation was conducted in the Germia recreational and forest park in Kosovo
Summary
It is strongly thought that developing more sustainable municipalities is a question of improving the abiotic and biotic characteristics of urban life, and a query of the social features of city life, such as an individual’s experiences, gratification, and perceptions of the quality of their environments [1,2,3]. The management of municipality and urban forests ought to serve the current needs of the people without threatening future uses and benefits associated with the forest park [1,2,3,4,5]. Forest management comprises many activities, these being ecological, economic, and social. In the social domain, forest management is geared towards the quality and quantity of goods and services and several functions that influence people’s quality of life in urban areas. The most valuable social function of forests executed by the State Forests is accessibility for the recreation of the population
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