Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

amenity values

English answer:

values of social well-being

Added to glossary by ErichEko ⟹⭐
Nov 27, 2006 06:44
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English term

Amenity values

English Tech/Engineering Environment & Ecology mining impact on environment
Sentence:

The community engagement should be on identifying any areas of community significance.

This is particularly the case for views and other amenity values, where the formal recognition and protection of these values will vary widely between jurisdictions.

What is "amenity values"?

Thanks!!
Change log

Feb 21, 2007 04:33: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"

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social / non-monetary values

Things that are regarded as shared, not subject to private monopoly, not exchangeable with money...

Ref 1:
http://www.smartgrowthbop.org.nz/research/amenity.pdf
Other amenity values (such as, public safety and security) fall primarily under other authorities.

Ref 2:
http://extension.usu.edu/iort/files/uploads/ppts/Opportuniti...
Many Utahns are asking that public lands be managed for recreational, scenic, wildlife, and other amenity values...
Peer comment(s):

agree Lubosh Hanuska
4 mins
Thanks webguru!
agree Bettina Grieser Johns
10 mins
Thanks Bettina!
agree Craig Meulen : great references - I would simply have equated "amenity" with leisure, but your refs show the wider meaning.
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Thanks Craig. After consulting my dictionary that it has to do "social", I googled "other amenity values", and there they are! :)
agree kmtext
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Thanks kmtext!
agree Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you Marju!
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environmental characteristics

I'd say this is another, and narrower, definition.
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