Natural Capital Valuation of Vancouver's Parks
Valuation of Vancouver’s Parks | Cheryl Ng (2020) NATURAL CAPITAL VALUATION OF VANCOUVER’S PARKS Prepared by: Cheryl Ng Hui Ting, UBC Sustainability Scholar, 2020 Prepared for: Chad Townsend, Senior Planner, Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation August 2020 1 | P a g e Valuation of Vancouver’s Parks | Cheryl Ng (2020) Acknowledgements Chad Townsend, Senior Planner, Vancouver Park Board: for your invaluable mentorship and all the professional opportunities you generously offered me through this project. Jake Kuyer, Senior Consultant, eftec UK: for your patient guidance, critical eye and constructive input throughout all stages of the project. Members of the Environment and Sustainability team within the Planning, Policy & Environment Department of Vancouver Park Board: Dana McDonald, Krista Voth, Rebecca Till, Katelyn Ling, Alan Duncan, Navjot Hundle, and fellow Sustainability Scholar Uuganbadrakh Oyunkhishig: for your highly valuable feedback and willingness to connect me with other staff members who could contribute to the project. Pouyan Keshtkaran, Katherine Howard, Eliana Macdonald, Alexandre Man-Bourdon, Reagan Stinson, Joe McLeod, Wendy de Hoog, Alexandra Couillard, Cabot Lyford, Emily Schultz, Leila Todd: for generously availing your time and sharing your expertise and resources to support my research process. Cover photo: Fall colours in Stanley Park. Photographed by the author in Nov 2019. 2 | P a g e Valuation of Vancouver’s Parks | Cheryl Ng (2020) Contents Executive Summary ..............................................................................................................................
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