Table 2 Public assessment of potential benefits of green infrastructure in Bahir Dar and Hawassa cities (N = 215 for each city).
Potential benefits | Bahir Dar | Hawassa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4 (%) | 5 (%) | 6 | 7 | 1 (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4 (%) | 5 (%) | 6 | 7 | |
Environmental benefits | ||||||||||||||
 Temperature moderation | 82.3 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.354 | 0.0398 | 77.7 | 21.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.404 | 0.0406 |
 Air quality improvement (pollution control) | 74.9 | 25.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 34.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Noise reduction (sound pollution reduction) | 55.3 | 44.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 50.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Biodiversity conservation | 73.5 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.7 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Water harvesting | 58.1 | 41.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 52.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Water quality improvement | 55.8 | 43.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 52.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Flood protection | 64.2 | 35.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 50.2 | 2.8 | .5 | 0.0 | ||||
 Urban heat island mitigation effect | 70.7 | 29.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 27.0 | 0.9 | .9 | 0.0 | ||||
 Man–environment ecological relationship improvement | 61.9 | 37.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 70.7 | 27.9 | 0.9 | .5 | 0.0 | ||||
 Rural–urban linkage improvement | 52.1 | 47.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 33.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Economic benefits | ||||||||||||||
 Property values | 43.7 | 54.0 | 1.9 | .5 | 0.0 | 1.556 | 0.038 | 38.6 | 59.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1. 630 | 0.0264 |
 Food source | 48.4 | 50.7 | 0.5 | .5 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 60.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Commercial vitality | 47.4 | 51.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.1 | 58.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Residential property | 48.8 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.7 | 61.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Promoting investment or economic activity | 47.0 | 52.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 59.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Increase in tax revenue | 38.6 | 60.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.1 | 57.7 | 2.8 | .5 | 0.0 | ||||
 Attracting more customers to the business/tourism | 45.6 | 53.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 52.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||||
Socio cultural benefits | ||||||||||||||
 Educational value | 75.8 | 23.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.494 | 0.0285 | 71.6 | 28.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1. 476 | 0.0324 |
 Play spaces | 58.6 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 57.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Psychological wellbeing | 64.7 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63.3 | 36.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .5 | ||||
 Attractive living spaces | 56.7 | 42.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 42.8 | .9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Lifespan increase | 36.7 | 61.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.6 | 64.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||||
 Social interaction | 39.5 | 59.1 | 0.9 | .5 | 0.0 | 49.8 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||||
 Human physical wellbeing | 43.3 | 55.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Human social wellbeing | 41.9 | 57.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 42.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
 Recreation/relaxation | 60.9 | 38.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 67.0 | 32.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||||
 Sense of safety for residents | 37.7 | 60.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 43.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||