Keywords
regression analysis
transaction prices
Wielkopolska National Park
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to identify the effect of the accessibility of the Wielkopolska National Park (WNP) on the prices of undeveloped land intended for development in the municipality of Mosina. The study was conducted on the basis of transaction data obtained from the District Centre for Geodetic and Cartographic Documentation in Poznań. The input data was subjected to spatial and statistical analysis. The main part of the analysis was performed using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method and geographically weighted regression (GWR). The use of statistical tools provided irrefutable evidence that the prices of the analysed properties are related to their proximity to the Wielkopolska National Park, and that the impact of this feature is heterogeneous within the analysed area, which highlights the complexity of the phenomenon under study. The main findings of GWR indicate that the proximity of a property to a national park exerts a negative influence on its value, with coefficients for transactions in the immediate vicinity of WNP ranging from -0.0093 to -0.0006. Conversely, building plots situated in the broader vicinity of a legally protected area are associated with higher prices, attributable to the site's attractiveness, with coefficients reaching positive values up to a maximum of 0.0146.
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