Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia

A functional and modern sewerage system is essential for ensuring that wastewater is appropriately treated before it is released into the drainage system or river. This research was done to assist related service providers and governmental organisations in identifying households' willingness to...

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Main Authors: Munusami, Chandramalar, Zainudin, Norzalina, Govindan, Santhi, Md Yusop, Hamidah, Alwi, Shaliza
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Published: Sky Publishing Limited. 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108429/
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author Munusami, Chandramalar
Zainudin, Norzalina
Govindan, Santhi
Md Yusop, Hamidah
Alwi, Shaliza
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Zainudin, Norzalina
Govindan, Santhi
Md Yusop, Hamidah
Alwi, Shaliza
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description A functional and modern sewerage system is essential for ensuring that wastewater is appropriately treated before it is released into the drainage system or river. This research was done to assist related service providers and governmental organisations in identifying households' willingness to pay for enhanced wastewater treatment and services. Attributes such as (i) environmental improvement (sludge), (ii) additional monthly payment, (iii) distance of treatment plant (odour impact), (iv) standard time for repair (response time), and (v) river water quality (effluent) were selected based on Focus Group Discussions. Six hundred households in the Malaysian state of Selangor that had completed the Choice Experiment questionnaire. The quality of river water (effluent) is a vital attribute according to the implicit price of wastewater treatment service features based on Multinomial Logit regression. According to Compensating Surplus estimates, families are willing to spend a 54 premium over the market rate to acquire the additional services.
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spelling upm-1084292024-10-23T06:46:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108429/ Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia Munusami, Chandramalar Zainudin, Norzalina Govindan, Santhi Md Yusop, Hamidah Alwi, Shaliza A functional and modern sewerage system is essential for ensuring that wastewater is appropriately treated before it is released into the drainage system or river. This research was done to assist related service providers and governmental organisations in identifying households' willingness to pay for enhanced wastewater treatment and services. Attributes such as (i) environmental improvement (sludge), (ii) additional monthly payment, (iii) distance of treatment plant (odour impact), (iv) standard time for repair (response time), and (v) river water quality (effluent) were selected based on Focus Group Discussions. Six hundred households in the Malaysian state of Selangor that had completed the Choice Experiment questionnaire. The quality of river water (effluent) is a vital attribute according to the implicit price of wastewater treatment service features based on Multinomial Logit regression. According to Compensating Surplus estimates, families are willing to spend a 54 premium over the market rate to acquire the additional services. Sky Publishing Limited. 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed Munusami, Chandramalar and Zainudin, Norzalina and Govindan, Santhi and Md Yusop, Hamidah and Alwi, Shaliza (2023) Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia. Remittances Review, 8 (2). pp. 634-648. ISSN 2059-6588 ; eISSN: 2059-6596 https://remittancesreview.com/article-detail/?id=457 10.33182/rr.v8i2.39
spellingShingle Munusami, Chandramalar
Zainudin, Norzalina
Govindan, Santhi
Md Yusop, Hamidah
Alwi, Shaliza
Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort using choice experiment for wastewater treatment and service valuation in selangor, malaysia
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