Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach

The management of solid waste in urban areas is a critical issue for some developing countries especially in Asia which requires immediate attention.This study attempts to make an analysis and assessment of public attitudes and behaviour towards the improvement of urban solid waste management offere...

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Main Authors: Subhan, Muhammad, Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir, Joarder, Mohd Hasanur Raihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12710/1/Sub.pdf
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Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir
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description The management of solid waste in urban areas is a critical issue for some developing countries especially in Asia which requires immediate attention.This study attempts to make an analysis and assessment of public attitudes and behaviour towards the improvement of urban solid waste management offered by a municipality in Malaysia by looking at the people’s willingness to pay (WTP) for the improved services.Seremban Municipality, one of the most important municipalities in Malaysia, has been chosen for this study because of its rapid development and phenomenal economics growth. The study covers seven residential areas under the administration of the municipality. A survey questionnaire and observation techniques have been carried out to the 140 households.Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is used for the quantitative data analysis. The study results indicated that the households are willing to pay for the improved services and a regression model was created to show the factors contributing to the willingness to pay.
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spelling uum-127102014-11-16T01:25:17Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12710/ Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach Subhan, Muhammad Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir Joarder, Mohd Hasanur Raihan JS Local government Municipal government The management of solid waste in urban areas is a critical issue for some developing countries especially in Asia which requires immediate attention.This study attempts to make an analysis and assessment of public attitudes and behaviour towards the improvement of urban solid waste management offered by a municipality in Malaysia by looking at the people’s willingness to pay (WTP) for the improved services.Seremban Municipality, one of the most important municipalities in Malaysia, has been chosen for this study because of its rapid development and phenomenal economics growth. The study covers seven residential areas under the administration of the municipality. A survey questionnaire and observation techniques have been carried out to the 140 households.Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is used for the quantitative data analysis. The study results indicated that the households are willing to pay for the improved services and a regression model was created to show the factors contributing to the willingness to pay. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12710/1/Sub.pdf Subhan, Muhammad and Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir and Joarder, Mohd Hasanur Raihan (2014) Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach. Asian Social Science, 10 (18). pp. 122-136. ISSN 1911-2017 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/39695
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Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title_full Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title_fullStr Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title_full_unstemmed Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title_short Urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a Malaysian municipality: A choice modeling approach
title_sort urban community willingness to pay for improved solid waste management in a malaysian municipality a choice modeling approach
topic JS Local government Municipal government
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