Willingness to pay for improved water supplies in rural Ugandan villages

被引：9

作者：

Wright, Steven G. ^{[1
]}

Muralidharan, Daya ^{[2
]}

Mayer, Alex S. ^{[1
]}

Breffle, William S. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Houghton, MI 49931 USA

[2] Michigan Technol Univ, Sch Business & Econ, Houghton, MI 49931 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT | 2014年 / 4卷 / 03期

关键词：

contingent valuation; rural water supply improvements; Uganda; willingness to pay; CONTINGENT VALUATION SURVEYS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; DEMAND; HOUSEHOLDS;

D O I：

10.2166/washdev.2013.011

中图分类号：

TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];

学科分类号：

081501 ;

摘要：

The contingent valuation method was used to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for the operation and maintenance of an improved water source in the villages of Kigisu and Rubona in rural Uganda. The survey was conducted in August 2011 and administered to 122 households out of 400 in the community, gathering demographic information, health and water behaviors, and using an iterative bidding process to estimate WTP per 20 L for a public tap. The data were analyzed using an ordered probit model, which predicts monetary intervals for households' WTP. The model predicts a mean WTP of 356 Ugandan shillings (USD 0.183) per 20 L from a public tap. It was determined that the number of children in the home and the distance from the existing source are significant in influencing household's WTP, while income, age, and gender are not.

引用

页码：490 / 498

页数：9

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