scholarly journals Willingness to Pay and Participate in Improved Water Quality by Lay People and Factory Workers: A Case Study of River Sosiani, Eldoret Municipality, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1934
Author(s):  
Anne Wambui Mumbi ◽  
Tsunemi Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Ordinal Regression Model ◽  
The Government

This paper examines the willingness to pay for and participate in volunteer activities for the restoration of the Sosiani River in Eldoret, Kenya. The willingness to pay is examined through two scenarios which differ in the organizations conducting the proposed project. The study focuses on factory workers situated in textile industries and lay people living in the area, who are divided into two groups: respondents living downstream, who are situated mostly in town centers and at the mid/lower parts of the river and the respondents living upstream, mainly found at the upper parts of the River Sosiani. The study employs the double-hurdle model to identify the factors that influence the willingness to pay (WTP) for improved water quality in the area. An ordinal regression model is used to analyze the willingness to participate and its influencing factors. The results of the study show that an average of 74.4% of the 279 respondents studied were willing to pay for river restoration in the area. The mean willingness to pay for the government proposed scenario was KSh 182.51 (1.66$) per household/month and KSh 169.28 (1.54$) per household/month for a non-governmental proposed project. Within the groups upstream and downstream, inhabitants had higher mean scores for a non-government project as compared to a government project, while the reverse was observed in the factory group. The empirical results of this study show that risk perception, trust and socio-demographic variables were significant factors on the stated amount and the decision to participate of the respondents. The characteristics of respondents with zero WTP, who comprised a significant amount of the respondents (25.6%), are also analyzed in depth shaping the recommendations of this study. The empirical results show that the number of years lived in the community is a major determinant on willingness to participate and pay for environmental restoration projects in the area. The results of this study could influence decision makers in general and have potential implications that can be applied in other sectors not necessarily related to water issues.

scholarly journals Raise your Glasses - the Water's Magic! Strategic IT at SA Water: A Case Study in Alignment, Outsourcing and Governance

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Thorogood ◽  
Philip Yetton ◽  
Anthony Vlasic ◽  
Joan Spiller
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Business Value ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
Australian Water ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
The Government

The South Australian Water case study illustrates the management challenges in aligning Information Technology with business objectives in a publicly owned corporation. To achieve the alignment, the new CIO begins by refreshing the IT infrastructure to support the required business applications. When the Government establishes ‘Improved water quality’ as a major corporate goal, the CIO seeks to add value to the business by developing a quality reporting system that leverages the existing technology. At the same time, he demonstrates to the corporation the IT function's capability to deliver business value through the management of multiple outsourcing vendors.

Determinants of Individuals' Willingness to Pay for Perceived Reductions in Environmental Health Risks: A Case Study of Bathing Water Quality

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Georgiou ◽  
I H Langford ◽  
I J Bateman ◽  
R K Turner
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
East Anglia ◽  
Environmental Health Risks ◽  
Bathing Water ◽  
Measures Of Risk ◽  
Bathing Water Quality

A contingent valuation (CV) study was undertaken to investigate individuals' stated willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce perceived risks of illness from the quality of bathing water at two beaches in East Anglia, United Kingdom. One beach, Great Yarmouth, failed to meet the EC (European Community) Bathing Water Quality Directive standard, whereas the other at Lowestoft passed. The analysis focuses on determinants of individuals' WTP, including measures of risk perception and attitudes to health not usually measured in CV studies. A conceptual model is then presented which sets the valuation of individual preferences in the context of personal worldviews, and external cultural, societal, and environmental factors which may influence, directly or indirectly, an individual's stated WTP.

scholarly journals Determinants of Indonesian Muslim consumers’ willingness to pay for Taiwanese snacks

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Atika Nur Aini ◽  
Anya Safira
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
The Public ◽  
Price Consciousness ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is a country that has enormous market potential in terms of the halal food industry. The government has been attracting foreign food manufacturers to venture into the country's market; this includes snacks from Taiwan, one of them being Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks. The public has been highly critical of Shihlin's food products of late due to doubts about its halal status and compliance with halal standards in manufacturing and supply chain activities. The company responded to the public's concern by obtaining the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) halal certification, increasing prices and affecting consumers' willingness to pay. In the form of a case study, this research aims to analyse the factors that influence Muslim consumers' willingness to pay for Taiwanese snacks in Indonesia, specifically Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks. A total of 326 Indonesian Muslims took part in our survey, which data was analysed using SmartPLS. The study results revealed that animal slaughter, halal logos, price consciousness, food quality, and religious commitment positively influence Muslim consumers' willingness to pay for the snacks. The findings can benefit halal food companies in formulating strategies to guarantee consistent compliance of the halal standards in the manufacturing processes. Besides, we urge halal food regulators to provide better clarity in developing the halal and tayyib food criteria to earn better trust and confidence from Muslim consumers.

Using Double-Bounded Dichotomous-Choice to Estimate Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Quality in Bac Ninh Province of Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Song ◽  
Vu Ngoc Huyen ◽  
Le Thi Phuong Dung
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Dichotomous Choice ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
The Government

This study used double-bounded dichotomous-choice to estimate and analyze the factors affecting households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for water quality improvement. This study notes that households with higher income, living near polluted water source, using tap water instead of natural water, who are handicraft producers, and who have more members are willing to pay more. However, households who rarely hear about environmental pollution issues and who are offered a higher bid are more likely to refuse to pay. Solutions to improve water quality are suggested such as to raise people's awareness through communication channels and social organizations; to increase income associated with environmental protection policies; to construct of wastewater treatment plants; to encourage the relocation of production establishments to industrial parks and industrial complexes; to put regulations on collection, payment and sanctions in case of not declaring and paying fees into village conventions; to promulgate circulars, and bylaws to concretize and simplify regulations and policies of the Government, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

scholarly journals Using Double-Bounded Dichotomous-Choice to Estimate Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Quality in Bac Ninh Province of Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Song ◽  
Vu Ngoc Huyen ◽  
Le Thi Phuong Dung
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Dichotomous Choice ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
The Government

This study used double-bounded dichotomous-choice to estimate and analyze the factors affecting households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for water quality improvement. This study notes that households with higher income, living near polluted water source, using tap water instead of natural water, who are handicraft producers, and who have more members are willing to pay more. However, households who rarely hear about environmental pollution issues and who are offered a higher bid are more likely to refuse to pay. Solutions to improve water quality are suggested such as to raise people's awareness through communication channels and social organizations; to increase income associated with environmental protection policies; to construct wastewater treatment plants; to encourage the relocation of production establishments to industrial parks and industrial complexes; to put regulations on collection, payment and sanctions in case of not declaring and paying fees into village conventions; to promulgate circulars, and bylaws to concretize and simplify regulations and policies of the Government, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

scholarly journals Consumers’ willingness to pay for safe buka foods: A case study of workers in Nigeria tertiary institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu ◽  
Aisha Olusola Arowolo ◽  
Hidemison Medesimide Poji
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Logit Regression ◽  
Commuting Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

AbstractThe rising demand for food quality as well as the crisis of food safety in recent years is increasing consumers’ consciousness of the safety of food they consume. This study analysed the willingness of workers in tertiary institutions to pay for safe buka foods using the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta as a case study. The Contingency Valuation Method (CVM) was used to assess the Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) of a total of 250 members of staff in the University including teaching and non-teaching sampled for the study. The respondents’ were selected using a multistage simple random sampling technique. Data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, and logit regression model. The study found that majority of the respondents’ are still within the economically active age group with a mean age of 40 years. The respondents have spent an average length of 7 years working in the University. The commuting time between the respondents’ home and the University is more than 30 min. Almost half of the respondents (46.8%) perceived foods from buka to be very unsafe for consumption. More than half (69.2%) of the respondents confirmed to have had food related ailments among which 57.8% were able to trace the ailment back to the buka foods they ate. An appreciable number of the respondents (83.2%) were willing to pay for the safety of buka foods with a mean WTP of ₦32.5 ($0.16) per plate on any of the buka foods reflecting the prevailing situations in Nigeria and valid exchange rates at the time the data were collected in 2015. The logit regression analysis revealed that bid amount, income, household size and commuting time were the significant factors influencing the probability of respondents’ WTP for buka foods safety. The study concludes that WTP for safe buka foods among the respondents is positive and recommends that the government through her regulatory agencies should help to enforce the necessary standards procedures that buka foods operators will follow to ensure the safety procedures. Buka foods operators on the other hands should abide to the set standards as consumers are willing to pay more to ensure that they consume safe food. The respondents should also be encouraged to maintain small household size so that they will be able to pay more for the safety offoods they consume as smaller household size tends to reduce their financial responsibility.

scholarly journals Willingness To Pay Petani terhadap Pelaksanaan Asuransi Usaha Tani Padi (AUTP) (Studi Kasus Subak Cepik Desa Tajen Kecamatan Penebel Kabupaten Tabanan)

2018 ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
NI NENGAH SURNING ◽  
I GUSTI AGUNG AYU AMBARAWATI ◽  
I NYOMAN GEDE USTRIYANA
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Registration Process ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Insurance Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Planting Season

Farmer’s Willingness to Pay to the Implementation of Rice Farming Insurance(Case Study of Subak Cepik Tajen Village, District of Penebel Tabanan Regency) Asuransi Usaha Tani Padi (AUTP) is one of program by Indonesia Government toprotect the farmers if there is a risk happen and causes the farmer loss their resultsduring paddy farming. Subak Cepik is one of subak join AUTP since 2015 and havingthe most claims in Bali Province. The purpose of this research is to find out aboutwillingness to pay by the farmers or we can understanding it as farmer’s ability to paypremiums AUTP and to know the constraints that occurs in the implementation ofAUTP for the Subak Cepik farmers and PT Jasindo. This research is using descriptivequantitative and descriptive qualitative method and used 40 sample of farmers. Thedata analyzed using Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). The result of this researchshows that farmer’s willingness to pay is Rp 30,853/ha/planting season. The amount issmaller than the current premium of Rp 36,000/ha/planting season.. Besides, thisresearch also shows obstacles in the implementation of AUTP for farmers that is fromthe process of socialization AUTP, premium payment process and claims fund that isstill lack for farming needs and constraints from the PT Jasindo including the processof socialization and registration process of AUTP participants. Subak Cepik farmersstill want government subsidies and want to improve the service of AUTP. Result fromthis research suggest there is a need to synergize PT Jasindo and the farmers need forsynergy. Then, the government also expected to set the AUTP premium in accordancewith the capability of farmers.

scholarly journals Contingent Valuation: From Dubious to Hopeless

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Hausman
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Response Bias ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Embedding Problem ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Valuation Study ◽  
Contingent Valuation Methods

Approximately 20 years ago, Peter Diamond and I wrote an article for this journal analyzing contingent valuation methods. At that time Peter's view was that contingent valuation was hopeless, while I was dubious but somewhat more optimistic. But 20 years later, after millions of dollars of largely government-funded research, I have concluded that Peter's earlier position was correct and that contingent valuation is hopeless. In this paper, I selectively review the contingent valuation literature, focusing on empirical results. I find that three long-standing problems continue to exist: 1) hypothetical response bias that leads contingent valuation to overstatements of value; 2) large differences between willingness to pay and willingness to accept; and 3) the embedding problem which encompasses scope problems. The problems of embedding and scope are likely to be the most intractable. Indeed, I believe that respondents to contingent valuation surveys are often not responding out of stable or well-defined preferences, but are essentially inventing their answers on the fly, in a way which makes the resulting data useless for serious analysis. Finally, I offer a case study of a prominent contingent valuation study done by recognized experts in this approach, a study that should be only minimally affected by these concerns but in which the answers of respondents to the survey are implausible and inconsistent.

scholarly journals Research on Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Promoting the Green Development of Resource-Based Cities: A Case Study in Chifeng

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2833
Author(s):  
Meng Zhao ◽  
Xueqi Zhang ◽  
Chenxing Wang ◽  
Yu Zhao ◽  
Gang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Residents Attitudes

Resource-based cities have made significant contributions to the development of human beings but have also accumulated various unsustainable ills. For this reason, China put forward the strategy of green development. This study used questionnaires to explore the extent of residents’ understanding of regional green development in Chifeng City and their willingness to support local green development, and further analyzed the differences in the residents’ attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) with different socioeconomic characteristics. The results showed that most of the respondents supported the green development strategy and demonstrated a strong willingness to participate in regional green development investment. According to calculations, the per capita WTP for green development in Chifeng is 45.05 yuan/a (about 7 dollars/a, 5.7 euros/a). Urban residents, government employees, and well-educated respondents were more inclined to support regional green development and showed a greater WTP. Elderly and female respondents agreed more with the government’s green development promotion, while the young and middle-aged populations and men tended to have higher green development expenditures. The respondents’ annual income difference was reflected in the amounts of residents’ WTP. This study also offered scientific support and policy assistance to promote the environmental protection work from government-led to public participation.

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