{"c_title":"[M2102.000500] Economic Assessment of Green Infrastructure","c_info":"3 credits | Lecture\/Seminar | Doctoral | Interdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture","c_summary":"While aesthetic and environmental functions have long been recognized as a central as well as a unique role of parks and open spaces, the lack of economic justification has always made them viewed as a secondary component of urban environment. Especially, tax money has become unreliable public resources increasingly, and land scarcity has been a critical issue in highly developed cities in realizing urban green spaces. In this course, students will learn basic finances in parks and open space procurement, as well as evaluate socioeconomic effects of those after the construction. In addition, alternative business model will be sought, which would enable urban parks and open spaces to become entrepreneurial economic entities that further generate jobs and incomes. "}