RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS' OUTAGE COST ANALYSIS FOR URBAN AND SEMI-URBAN AREAS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 581-593
Author(s):  
NAVA RAJ KARKI ◽  
AJIT KUMAR VERMA ◽  
RAJESH KARKI ◽  
ARBIND KUMAR MISHRA
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Load Curve ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Preparatory Action

This paper discusses cost of unreliability of electricity supply to the residential customers. Electricity supply outage cost is evaluated by customers' survey technique for urban and semi-urban residential areas of a developing country. The energy consumption pattern of urban and sub-urban areas is determined. Electricity supply outage cost is evaluated using both preparatory action approach and contingent valuation method. A detailed breakdown of customer's average outages costs for a entire day based on 8 three-hourly time durations are obtained that give easily understandable figures to the utilities. The power consumption pattern obtained are in close agreement with the utility's load curve. A MATLAB based computer program using Least Square Error Approximation is used to evaluate the outage cost.

Application of the contingent valuation method in a developing country: a case study of the Yusufeli Dam in northeast Turkey

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Alp ◽  
Ülkü Yetiş
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Valuation Method

Hydroelectric power plants and dams often play an important role in developing countries in terms of their contribution to economy. In accordance with the energy policies of Turkish Republic, Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant in Northeastern Turkey have been initiated. In this study, the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was conducted in Yusufeli Village to determine the environmental costs of the Yusufeli Project. The purpose is to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) of Yusufeli Village residents for restoration of the environmental impacts of the dam project and also to investigate the underlying economic, psychological, and social motivations for WTP. WTP was calculated as US$761 per person which can further be used in the cost–benefit analysis. The results from the study suggest that application of the CVM in rural and urban areas located in the same region can show differences.

scholarly journals Are you willing to pay more for the arts?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martinette Kruger ◽  
Melville Saayman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
The Arts

This study determines festival attendees’ Willingness To Pay to support an increase, or prevent a decline, in arts performances and exhibitions. It uses the contingent valuation method to produce a profile of attendees, showing how much, if anything, they are willing to pay per month over and above their current taxes, and their reasons for being willing or unwilling to pay extra. Apart from Snowball (2005), no studies to date have examined Willingness To Pay to support the arts in a developing country like South Africa. This study of the Aardklop festival shows how Willingness To Pay for the arts appears to have changed in South Africa over the past decade and it appears that arts patrons are less willing to pay than a decade ago. It suggests strategies for sustaining the arts in South Africa and will help events managers to identify the attendees who are willing to pay more.

Opportunities and limitations of contingent valuation surveys to determine national park entrance fees: evidence from Costa Rica

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN SHULTZ ◽  
JORGE PINAZZO ◽  
MIGUEL CIFUENTES
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Poas Volcano ◽  
Information Framing ◽  
Return Visits

A contingent valuation method (CVM) survey to determine foreign and resident willingness to pay (WTP) for return visits to two different Costa Rican national parks was administered in 1995. WTP values were estimated for future entrance fees associated with proposed improvements to infrastructure and services in the Poas Volcano and the Manuel Antonio parks. Resulting logistic CVM models were statistically robust and mean WTP for entrance fees differed among the parks and were considerably higher than current fees. Results indicate that even in a developing country setting, the CVM is a useful tool to help determine park entrance fees in spite of the following methodological limitations which are recommended for further study: the need to include potential park visitors in survey samples; the lack of detailed information framing and contingent scenarios for park related WTP questions; and the threat of cultural-strategic biases when surveying residents of a developing country.

scholarly journals Valuing preferences for the removal of a disamenity from the Port Elizabeth harbour

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Du Preez ◽  
Deborah Lee ◽  
Leann Cloete
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Tank Farm ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Port Elizabeth ◽  
Random Part ◽  
Parametric Estimate ◽  
Non Parametric

This paper examines the Nelson Mandela Bay public’s willingness to pay (WTP) for the removal of a local undesirable land use, the manganese ore dumps and the oil tank farm situated within the boundaries of the Port Elizabeth harbour, Eastern Cape, South Africa, by means of the contingent valuation method. Both a non-parametric and parametric estimate of the WTP is derived. Estimated WTP for the removal of this disamenity ranges from R47.09 to R93.21 per household. The aggregate WTP ranges from R13 489 683 to R26 701 496. Due to the sensitivity of the parametric estimate of WTP to functional form specification and the distribution of the random part of preferences, the less restricted non-parametric WTP estimate (R47.09) is more appropriate. The results of this study show that policy-makers should take heed of the importance communities attach to the location of pollution-creating activities in urban areas.

scholarly journals Axiological of Residual Green Urban Areas

Environments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Trovato
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
New Order ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Urban Greenery ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Selection Of

Our cities are often characterised by a complex, ungrammatical articulation of spaces, volumes, intended uses, and values. The residual green urban areas are representative of a low level or absence of order, but above all, of functions and values. The study proposes a new methodological and operational approach to the rehabilitation of green residual urban areas, participatory type that can generate a new order between values, functions and actors, to mediate private and public needs, to promote new forms of responsibility and thus to implement some of the priority objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda. The operational tools supporting the approach are the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), public and private partnership (PPP) and crowdfunding. This approach supported the selection of the project and the creation of a budget with public and private funding to support the participatory rehabilitation of a residual green urban area in the municipality of Acireale. The amount of funding identified largely covers rehabilitation costs. The issue of the quality and quantity of urban greenery is crucial for the sustainability and resilience of cities to climate change. Rehabilitation of remaining urban green areas is an opportunity to meet the new needs of green areas, supporting communities in this new challenge.

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay for Improving Household Solid Waste Management in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Phan C. Chinh ◽  
Nguyen T.Q. Hung ◽  
Nguyen M. Ky ◽  
Nguyen T.L. Ai ◽  
Nguyen M. Tam
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Household Solid Waste ◽  
Valuation Method

Management of solid waste is a major challenge in urban areas of most parts of the world, especially in developing countries. The study aimed to determine and estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the selected households for the improvement of solid waste management in Vietnam. The research evaluated WTP of household solid waste in case studies in Bien Hoa and My Tho cities using contingent valuation method (CVM). The data were collected through a closed-ended questionnaire survey and interviews with 200 households. The results showed that the most willingness to pay was equal to 10,000 and 15,000 VND per month. The respondents were willing to pay in Bien Hoa and My Tho with an average of 14,450 VND (0.63 USD) and 13,000 VND (0.56 USD) per month, respectively. Regression model identified influential factors on WTP of households in the two cities of Vietnam. The factors that significantly influence households’ WTP were monthly household income, education of respondents, age, occupation and solid waste volume (p<0.05). The results of this study can be used for the urban planning and implemented the sustainable development process in Bien Hoa and My Tho cities.

scholarly journals Consumer awareness and willingness to pay for halal certified of beef in Bogor area

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Syafiq Alfikri ◽  
Lukman Mohammad Baga ◽  
Suprehatin Suprehatin
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Cost

Indonesian government law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance (Halal Law) states that all products circulating in Indonesia must be halal-certified. The implementation of Halal Law has implications for increasing the cost of delivering beef to consumers because each seller is required to implement a process that is in accordance with Islamic law in order to obtain halal certificate. This cost will be distributed to consumers by increasing the selling price of beef that halal-certified. The aims of this study are, (1) analyze consumers' willingness to pay on halal-certified of beef, beef prices are currently very high (Rp 120,000 / kg), (2) analyze consumer awareness on halal-certified of beef. The research sample was taken in the Bogor area. The method used to analyze consumers' willingness to pay is Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), and the method for analyzing consumer awareness is Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study indicate two factors that significantly influence consumer awareness: religious beliefs and halal logos. The results of this study also indicate that beef consumers in Bogor area are willing to pay more than 4-6 percent for beef that is halal certified. These results indicate that consumers from the Bogor area are willing to pay more for halal-certified beef. This shows the community's support for the implementation of the Halal Law.

scholarly journals Air quality improvement estimation using contingent valuation method in HoChiMinh City

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Ngoc Nguyen Thi ◽  
Oanh Thi Kieu Hoang ◽  
Hien Thi To
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Air Quality Improvement

The purpose of the study is to estimate the air quality improvement in the urban areas of HoChiMinh City (HCMC) through resident’s willingness to pay (WTP) by using contingent valuation method. 300 residents were chosen to participate in an interview with the structured questionnaire and the open-ended question about their WTP. The results show that with the performance of ambient air in HCMC, 88.41% of respondents are willing to pay for this "particular commodity". The average WTP for a 50% reduction of concentration of air pollutants in next 5 years in HCMC, where respondents live and work was 19,732 VNĐ/household/month, accounted 0.15% of a household income. Positive WTP values reveal that residents have a choice between better air quality and rapid growth of the economy, which also means that air quality is really their considerable economic value. Therefore, this value should be considered in the cost – benefit analysis of projects or programs relating to air quality. The results are the source of useful information for policy makers to decide in the investment and policy measures to reduce impacts on air quality in the process of economic development.

Strategi Peningkatan Pelayanan Persampahan Berbasis 3R di Kelurahan Jatihandap Melalui Penerapan Contingent Valuation Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Dimas Zulri ◽  
Iwan Juwana
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
And Gender ◽  
New Settlements

The increasing population in Indonesia is directly proportional to the growth of new settlements. In line with this, the growth of waste volume in Indonesia is closely related to the growth of its population. The level of welfare and lifestyle in Indonesia has resulted in a significant increase in waste generation, especially in urban areas. Jatihandap is one of the areas in Mandalajati Subdistrict, Bandung City that increases the influence of waste generation by each people and wants to improve the quality of its waste services to reduce these impacts. One way that can be done to measure the willingness of citizens to improve waste services is to measure the Contingent Valuation Method. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) Based on the results of this study, WTP values were 138 people from 153 samples selected. The estimated WTP (EWTP) is Rp. 12,971 and the total WTP (TWTP) is Rp. 80,385,000 / month. Based on multiple linear regression analysis, the WTP value of Jatihandap Urban Village is influenced by the amount of garbage contributions and gender equality from the results of the questionnaire that has been done.

scholarly journals Solid Waste Management in Nagaon Town of Assam- An Application of Contingent Valuation Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1550
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Valuation Method

Solid Waste in urban areas, popularly known as Municipal Solid Waste (SWM) refers to materials discarded in urban areas which municipalities are responsible for collection, transportation and final disposal. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) Govt. of India defines Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as commercial and residential waste generated in municipal or notified areas in either solid or semisolid form excluding industrial hazardous waste but including treated biomedical waste (MoEF, 2000). The paper was based on both primary and secondary sources of data. For collection of primary data, the study used stratified sampling technique. Firstly, Nagaon Municipality Board (NMB) was the universe of the study which included 26 wards. Secondly, NMB was divided into different zones in order to cover different groups of population. Finally, the households were selected by using random sampling technique. In order to fulfill the objectives of study, the contingent valuation method was used. Finally, a logit regression model was applied in order to determine the household’s willingness to pay for an improved solid waste management among the surveyed households.

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