Abstract Areas devoted to maintained residential landscapes are a common trend in new community planning, increasing the potential for unintended environmental consequences. State, local governments, and water management organizations are interested in policies that promote low-input residential landscapes and relevant landscaping practices by individual households to mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts. Converting traditional, turfgrass dominated residential lawns into low-input landscapes (i.e., design with lawn / plant bed combination) is one approach for water conservation. Additional considerations of perceived economic benefits of residential landscapes, such as the home value-added benefits (VAB), may affect the adoption decision. However, the relationship between individuals’ perceived VAB of low-input landscapes and preferences needs further investigation. The present study used a discrete choice experiment (CE) framework to investigate the effects of individuals’ perceived VAB on willingness to pay for environmentally friendly landscapes. The results revealed that simple economic benefits information alone does not affect homeowners’ landscape preferences. The perceived VAB significantly affect individuals’ adoption intentions, so that improving households’ perception of VAB can help encourage pro-environmental behavior. Contributions to the residential landscape preferences literature and practical implications for industry stakeholders are discussed.

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感知经济贡献对环境友好住宅景观个人偏好的影响

摘要 致力于维护住宅景观的区域是新社区规划的普遍趋势，增加了意外环境后果的可能性。州、地方政府和水资源管理组织对促进低投入住宅景观和个人家庭相关景观实践以减轻潜在不利环境影响的政策感兴趣。将传统的、以草坪草为主的住宅草坪转变为低投入景观（即设计草坪/植物床组合）是一种节水方法。住宅景观的感知经济效益的其他考虑因素，例如家庭增值收益 (VAB)，可能会影响采用决策。然而，个人对低输入景观的感知 VAB 与偏好之间的关系需要进一步调查。本研究使用离散选择实验 (CE) 框架来调查个人感知的 VAB 对环境友好景观支付意愿的影响。结果表明，单纯的经济效益信息本身并不会影响房主的景观偏好。感知的 VAB 显着影响个人的采用意愿，因此提高家庭对 VAB 的感知有助于鼓励亲环境行为。讨论了对住宅景观偏好文献的贡献以及对行业利益相关者的实际影响。本研究使用离散选择实验 (CE) 框架来调查个人感知的 VAB 对环境友好景观支付意愿的影响。结果表明，单纯的经济利益信息本身并不会影响房主的景观偏好。感知的 VAB 显着影响个人的采用意愿，因此提高家庭对 VAB 的感知有助于鼓励亲环境行为。讨论了对住宅景观偏好文献的贡献以及对行业利益相关者的实际影响。本研究使用离散选择实验 (CE) 框架来调查个人感知的 VAB 对环境友好景观支付意愿的影响。结果表明，单纯的经济利益信息本身并不会影响房主的景观偏好。感知的 VAB 显着影响个人的采用意愿，因此提高家庭对 VAB 的感知有助于鼓励亲环境行为。讨论了对住宅景观偏好文献的贡献以及对行业利益相关者的实际影响。感知的 VAB 显着影响个人的采用意愿，因此提高家庭对 VAB 的感知有助于鼓励亲环境行为。讨论了对住宅景观偏好文献的贡献以及对行业利益相关者的实际影响。感知的 VAB 显着影响个人的采用意愿，因此提高家庭对 VAB 的感知有助于鼓励亲环境行为。讨论了对住宅景观偏好文献的贡献以及对行业利益相关者的实际影响。