The objective of this study is to explore whether regional differences exist
regarding people’s awareness of the Green Belts(or Restricted Development
Zone) and the willingness to pay(WTP) for this land use policy. We examine
the hypotheses concerning the relation between understanding of Green Belts
and WTP.
The data for this analysis were collected from the questionnaire from 7
regions. The research methods used here are the cross-tabulation analysis,
correlation analysis, and the analysis of variance(ANOVA).
The results reveal that there is no correlation between understanding of
Green Belts system, awareness of the necessity of this policy, and WTP
because many people tend to have double mind in terms of public value and
property right. However, we found distinct regional differences on
understanding, awareness and WTP of Green Belts since changes in Green
Belts have been influenced by regional land markets and their urban and
environmental problems.