Household's Willingness to Pay for Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study of Abbottabad District

The study describes the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and Averting Behaviour Approach (ABA) to analyse drinking-water services and quality in Abbottabad district. In an attempt to measure how many households are willing to pay for improved water services, we use CVM and apply multinomial logisti...

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Published in:Pakistan development review 2007, Vol.46 (4), p.1137-1153
Main Authors: Haq, Mirajul, Mustafa, Usman, Ahmad, Iftikhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abbottabad
Case studies
Consumer behavior
Drinking water
Economic aspects
Economic development
ENVIRONMENTAL FISCAL REFORMS
Estimation
Groundwater
Logistics
Pakistan
Potable water
Regression analysis
Rural areas
Surface water
Tap water
Utility functions
Valuation
Water consumption
Water filtration
Water pollution
Water quality
Willingness-to-pay
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Summary:The study describes the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and Averting Behaviour Approach (ABA) to analyse drinking-water services and quality in Abbottabad district. In an attempt to measure how many households are willing to pay for improved water services, we use CVM and apply multinomial logistic regression. In ABA, we have again used the same technique to estimate the water purification behaviour of households. Education, awareness, available water sources, and the quality of drinking-water determine WTP of HH in the sample district.
ISSN:0030-9729
DOI:10.30541/v46i4iipp.1137-1153