Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Access to clean and adequate drinking water supply has a significant contribution to public health and the economies of developing nations. However, leaders in developing countries continue to experience challenges in their attempt to provide citizens access to safe drinking water. This study examin...
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| description | Access to clean and adequate drinking water supply has a significant contribution to public health and the economies of developing nations. However, leaders in developing countries continue to experience challenges in their attempt to provide citizens access to safe drinking water. This study examines residents’ preferences for improved water service supply attributes in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Using a conjoint experiment survey from 450 residents, the study estimates part-worth valuation for each attribute and shows that preference for future water service is heterogeneous. Finally, the researchers confirmed that the resident is willing to pay up to 75% surcharges on their current bill for improved drinking water supply.
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Investigate residents' preference for improved water supply in a highly fluoride-concentrated area.;
Applied scenario analysis with simulation based on latent class estimates to come up with the most preferred attributes of water supply.;
New outage information dissemination strategies could improve water supply services.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28f1a42847674090933c1690d157b25a2023-07-11T15:44:32ZengIWA PublishingH2Open Journal2616-65182022-12-015460362010.2166/h2oj.2022.031031Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of EthiopiaBirku Reta Entele0 Technology and Innovation Management Department, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia Access to clean and adequate drinking water supply has a significant contribution to public health and the economies of developing nations. However, leaders in developing countries continue to experience challenges in their attempt to provide citizens access to safe drinking water. This study examines residents’ preferences for improved water service supply attributes in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Using a conjoint experiment survey from 450 residents, the study estimates part-worth valuation for each attribute and shows that preference for future water service is heterogeneous. Finally, the researchers confirmed that the resident is willing to pay up to 75% surcharges on their current bill for improved drinking water supply. HIGHLIGHTS Investigate residents' preference for improved water supply in a highly fluoride-concentrated area.; Applied scenario analysis with simulation based on latent class estimates to come up with the most preferred attributes of water supply.; New outage information dissemination strategies could improve water supply services.;http://h2oj.iwaponline.com/content/5/4/603discrete choice experimentethiopiawater supply attribute |
| spellingShingle | Birku Reta Entele Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia H2Open Journal discrete choice experiment ethiopia water supply attribute |
| title | Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia |
| title_full | Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia |
| title_short | Does the urban poor want water service improvement? Residents’ preferences for future water service supply in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | does the urban poor want water service improvement residents preferences for future water service supply in the central rift valley of ethiopia |
| topic | discrete choice experiment ethiopia water supply attribute |
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