This presentation is about the economic valuation of lake view park, Islamabad. It includes the research survey on the willingness to pay and willingness to accept of general public.
3. OUTLINE
Lakeview Park
Rawal Lake
Main features of Lakeview Park
Survey on economic valuation of Lakeview Park
Difficulties faced while surveying
Conclusion
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4. LAKEVIEW PARK
Geography
Lake View Park is also called Rawal Lake Park
Lake View Park is a recreational area and wildlife spot
It is situated on Murree road, Islamabad
While traveling from Islamabad to Murree a road turns right
just before Barakahu and leads to this beautiful park
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The park has become a favorite picnic spot for people of
Islamabad and Rawalpindi
It is constructed alongside Rawal Lake, which is an
artificial reservoir that fulfills water needs for cities of
Rawalpindi and Islamabad
Situated at the bank of Rawal Lake, the park is an
amusement place of international standards
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6. History
The park was built with efforts of Chairman CDA
(Capital Development Authority) Kamran Lashari
It was built to provide a healthy spot for the increasing
number of tourists who wished to visit Rawal lake
CDA has paid particular attention to maintain the park by
allocating hundreds of workers in different sections
including gardeners, security guards, sanitary workers
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7. RAWAL LAKE
Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir built on the Korang
River, Islamabad which runs from the Margalla Hills
It was built in 1962 by the Punjab Government to cater
the need for water shortage in the area
It covers the needs for water in the cities of Islamabad
and Rawalpindi along with being a popular tourist spot in
the city
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8. Cont...
It also helps to maintain Islamabad's underground water
level and environment friendly atmosphere
Location: Islamabad Park Area
Longitude: 73° 7' E
Latitude: 33° 41' N
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9. Cont...
Catchments Area: 106.25 square miles (275 km²)
Surface area: 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Max. depth: 102 ft (31 m)
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10. MAIN FEATURES OF LAKEVIEW PARK
CDA has provided lovely installations of amusement park
like passenger train and busses, games and fun rides for
children and elders
The park also provides facilities of adventure sports
Wall (rock) climbing, paintball, quad motocross, car
dodging, scooter boats and speed boats are some of
adventure sports to do in Lake View Park
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Boating (both paddle boats and row boats), fishing area
and swimming pool are available for families and
individuals
There is a small passenger train in the park
Bathrooms are available for ladies and gents on different
locations in park
A spacious walk-in bird aviary is the most wonderful
feature of the Park
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12. Cont...
It has rare species of birds including Peacocks, Pelican,
Black Swan, Australian Parrot, Makao, ducks, ostriches,
emus, turkeys and many other small and large Birds
The bird-house is an enjoyable place for families and kids
to take a walk among the beautiful birds and admire their
beauty
A restaurant named “Dera” is offering food and
refreshment items for visitors 12
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There are also small refreshment stalls on different places
that meet immediate refreshment needs
Alternatively, people can bring their own food and stuff
to enjoy picnic with friends and families
There are grills installed on different places in park
where people can enjoy Bar B.Q
Park administration has also arranged live music for
visitors
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15. OBJECTIVE OF
SURVEY
The main objective of
the survey was to
estimate the willingness
to pay (WTP) and the
willingness to accept
(WTA) of general
public for recreational
services of Lakeview
park, Islamabad.
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The data was collected from a sample of 60 respondents
in November, 2019
The survey aims to economically value Lakeview park,
Islamabad.
This survey aims to answer the following questions:
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23. 23
0
20
40
60
80
up to 2
3 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
Percentofvisitors
up to 2 3 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20
Recreational Trip 26 23 6 2 3
Substitute Park 21 12 18 4 5
Lake view Park 23 14 8 8 7
No. of visits
24. 24
Less than 20,000
Pkr
20,000-50,000 Pkr
50,000-1,00,000
Pkr
More than
1,00,000 Pkr
Participants 33.33 36.67 20 10
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
No.ofvisitors
Total Monthly Household income
25. 25
Less than 2o,oooPkr 20,000-50,000Pkr 50,000-1,00,000Pkr
Participants 63 33 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
No.ofvisitors
Monthly expenditure on
Recreational Trips
26. REASONS FOR VISITING PARK
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Reasons to visit park No. of Respondents Percentages
Sightseeing 3 5
Walking 7 12
Bird watching 6 10
Relaxation 16 27
Exercise 3 5
Swimming 1 2
Boating 6 10
Combinations 6 10
All 12 20
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RIDES PRICES
parachute 80 Pkr
3D Motion ride 150 Pkr
Cars 250 Pkr
Discovery 150 Pkr
Bumper car 70 Pkr
Entry ticket 30 Pkr
Boating half round (for students) 100 Pkr
Boating full round (for students) 200 Pkr
Boating half round (for family) 500 Pkr
Boating full round (for family) 1000 Pkr
Horse ride 200/300 Pkr
Bird park ticket (for adults) 100-120 Pkr
Bird park ticket (for kids) 50 Pkr
TICKET’S PRICES
30. DIFFICULTIES FACED WHILE
SURVEYING
Lack of Interest
No cooperation
Lack of willingness to response
Unsafe Environment for females
Non-Serious attitude of educated people
Tickets on every step
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31. CONCLUSION
Most of the people who visit park are from Urban areas.
Lakeview Park has high value due to its use for the
recreation, tourism, education and scientific research
Now general public is taking out time from their busy
routine for recreational activities
More than 80% of the public wants improvement in park
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32. Cont...
But people are not willing to pay extra amount for tickets
They want Government to reallocate budget for
recreational activities and donations to be raised for the
improvement of park
Some people are unaware of the term “recreation and
environment” but still they are visiting these places in
their leisure time
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