Landskapsarkitekturens ekonomiska värde
en explorativ studie om utemiljöers inverkan på fastighetsvärden.
Can landscape architecture be seen as an economical asset rather than as a cost? Can well designed
outdoor environments affect real estate values? This study investigates the economical value of
landscape architecture and its influence on real estate prices. Research results on the relation
between landscape architecture and real estate values are here compiled together with a survey
made among players on the Swedish real estate market of their attitudes towards the problem.
This study shows that the players on the Swedish real estate market often are unaware of the
economical effects of landscape architecture pointed out in the compiled research. The study also
shows that to use this information in actual projects several steps need to be taken: better knowledge
of the problem, more and better compilations of research results, effective channels to spread the
compiled information, proper employment and implementation of the knowledge.
Extended knowledge of the relation between landscape architecture and real estate values will result
in new ways of making money on outdoor environments. This would in turn have consequences for
how the real estate business treat outdoor environments and how landscape architects work.
The study is divided into four main questions:
1: Is there a relation between good landscape architecture and real estate prices?
2: What is the view of the players on the real estate market in this matter?
3: Is there more knowledge, research and practical models at hand?
4: What future steps can be taken to broaden the knowledge and apply it to real situations?