Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.

Many policies and frameworks in developing countries are directed at waste management. With increased rural to urban migration, most municipalities are faced with increased improper disposal of solid waste and one of the major constraints is limited financial capacity of local municipalities. The in...

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Main Authors: Nyamutowa Charles, Mukarati Julius, Mufandaedza Shylet
Other Authors: Department of Agriculture Economics and Development, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.
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Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2023
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Online Access:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5733
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author Nyamutowa Charles
Mukarati Julius
Mufandaedza Shylet
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description Many policies and frameworks in developing countries are directed at waste management. With increased rural to urban migration, most municipalities are faced with increased improper disposal of solid waste and one of the major constraints is limited financial capacity of local municipalities. The increasing financial challenges for waste management have prompted researchers to pay close attention to the demand side of the problem. This study seeks to analyse the determinants of household willingness to pay for improved residential solid waste management in Gweru.An open ended contingent valuation method was used to elicit household’s willingness to pay and a binary logit model was used to account for the factors influencing the respondent’s Willingness to Pay. The results from the study indicated that monthly average expenditure which is a proxy of household income, highest level of education and the age of household head are important determinants of household willingness to pay for solid waste management. The other variables were not statistically and significantly associated with the willingness to pay for waste management. The findings from this study indicate there is greater chance of success in solid waste management if there is the possibility of cost sharing.
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spelling ir-11408-57332023-06-28T11:34:26Z Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe. Nyamutowa Charles Mukarati Julius Mufandaedza Shylet Department of Agriculture Economics and Development, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Department of Agriculture Economics and Development, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Department of Economics, Great Zimbabwe University Waste Management Willingness to Pay Contingent Valuation Method Municipalities. Many policies and frameworks in developing countries are directed at waste management. With increased rural to urban migration, most municipalities are faced with increased improper disposal of solid waste and one of the major constraints is limited financial capacity of local municipalities. The increasing financial challenges for waste management have prompted researchers to pay close attention to the demand side of the problem. This study seeks to analyse the determinants of household willingness to pay for improved residential solid waste management in Gweru.An open ended contingent valuation method was used to elicit household’s willingness to pay and a binary logit model was used to account for the factors influencing the respondent’s Willingness to Pay. The results from the study indicated that monthly average expenditure which is a proxy of household income, highest level of education and the age of household head are important determinants of household willingness to pay for solid waste management. The other variables were not statistically and significantly associated with the willingness to pay for waste management. The findings from this study indicate there is greater chance of success in solid waste management if there is the possibility of cost sharing. 1 3 15 21 2023-06-28T11:34:26Z 2023-06-28T11:34:26Z 2017-09-30 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5733 10.29023/alanyaakademik.318290 en Alanya Academic Review Journal 2475-6164 open Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
spellingShingle Waste Management
Willingness to Pay
Contingent
Valuation Method
Municipalities.
Nyamutowa Charles
Mukarati Julius
Mufandaedza Shylet
Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title_full Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title_fullStr Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title_short Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Gweru city, Zimbabwe.
title_sort determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in gweru city, zimbabwe.
topic Waste Management
Willingness to Pay
Contingent
Valuation Method
Municipalities.
url https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5733
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