TITLE:
Would Rural Residents Will to Pay for Environmental Project? An Evidence in China
AUTHORS:
Xuyin Zhang, Ruimei Wang, Tianzhen Wu, Huan Song, Chuanfeng Liu
KEYWORDS:
Solid Wastes Pollution, Willingness to Pay, Contingent Valuation Method, Rural China
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.6 No.5,
May
5,
2015
ABSTRACT: This research estimated
Chinese rural residents’ willingness to pay for rural solid wastes recycling
project. Dichotomous choice format contingent valuation method was employed to
diverse rural residents’ preference. 4795 Households had been interviewed for collecting
primary data, and had been estimated respondents’ will by logistic regression
model. It indicated that the respondents would refuse to support solid wastes
recycling project due to households’ income restriction. The mean annual WTP of
rural residents were 23.41 Chinese Yuan per household. In conclusion the rural
solid wastes recycling project is acceptable and accessible for implementation
in Chinese rural area.