Willingness to pay for reliable supplies of safe drinking water in Guatemala: A referendum contingent valuation study

被引：16

作者：

Vasquez, William F. ^{[1
]}

Espaillat, Ricardo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fairfield Univ, Fairfield, CT 06430 USA

来源：

URBAN WATER JOURNAL | 2016年 / 13卷 / 03期

关键词：

drinking water; system reliability; contingent valuation; household preferences; Guatemala; QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC VALUATION; SERVICES; BENEFITS;

D O I：

10.1080/1573062X.2014.991741

中图分类号：

TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];

学科分类号：

081501 ;

摘要：

Unreliability of water systems has become a major concern in many developing countries. A referendum-format contingent valuation (CV) survey was implemented to investigate household preferences, in monetary terms, for improved water services in the small town of San Lorenzo, Guatemala. A random sample of 500 households report that they currently adopt a variety of averting measures (e.g. in-home water storage and treatment) to cope with service interruptions and low water quality. Findings also indicate that households are willing to pay an increase of more than 200% in their water bill for reliable supplies of safe drinking water.

引用

页码：284 / 292

页数：9

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