期刊名称：International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER)
印刷版ISSN：2311-3871
电子版ISSN：2310-5232
出版年度：2016
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：9-24
出版社：The Economics and Social Development Organization (TESDO)
摘要：PPublic parks in urban areas are important because of their potential of contribution to the preservation of urban environment, especially for the areas where population density is very high such as the mega cities of Punjab. Besides many ecological and environmental services, the small and large scale public parks in cities provide many economic, social and health benefits to people. Under develop countries have limited resources to develop new parks due to high cost. So it is rational to encourage efficient management practices in public parks. Purpose: This research examined the relative performance of public parks under Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) for the time period 2011-14 in Faisalabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Methodology: PHA continuous to face severity in allocated public funds cut. Findings: Our findings, using Data Envelopment Analysis suggest means of improvement in terms of cost, productivity and visitors satisfaction level. Recommendations: This paper opens new directions for policy makers in improving quality of public parks.
关键词：Data Envelopment Analysis; Public Parks Management; Total Factor Productivity
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