Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Mining Regions of Developing Economies: Case Study of a Coal Mining Project in Thar Coalfield, Pakistan
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| 作者 | Aslam, Hina3,4,5; Liu, Jian1,3,5; Mazher, Abeer6; Mojo, Dagne3,4; Imran, Muhammad2; Fu, Chao3,4 |
| 刊名 | WATER
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| 出版日期 | 2018-04-01 |
| 卷号 | 10期号:4页码:17 |
| 关键词 | water scarcity coal mining Thar coalfield contingent valuation groundwater sustainable development China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) |
| ISSN号 | 2073-4441 |
| DOI | 10.3390/w10040481 |
| 通讯作者 | Aslam, Hina(hina.aslam@unep-iemp.org) |
| 英文摘要 | Local communities in mining regions are vulnerable to water scarcity risks caused by extensive mining and changing climate. To mitigate such risks, we adopt a non-market valuation of low income communities' preferences for improved access to water services, as an effort to develop pro-poor policies that bring long-term water security and benefits to the local people. Using data collected from 268 households from the mining site in the Thar coalfield (Pakistan), we examine the household willingness to pay (WTP) for all major uses based on hypothetical policy scenarios. Results show that the mean WTP was estimated to be PKR 3921 (USD 38) for risk averting services (S1) and PKR 4927 (USD 48.13) for domestic pipelines and more decentralized water systems (S2) per month. We found that the mean WTP for S1 is 11.8% and for S2 is 16.6% more than the existing water-related expenditures of households. Age of household head, income level, project employment, livestock, farm income, and water quality are the significant factors influencing their WTP. These findings provide empirical evidence to policymakers and resource managers to implement cost-effective water management plans that provide multiple ecosystem service benefits, thereby potentially aiding pro-poor and sustainable economic growth in mining regions. |
| WOS关键词 | CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; RURAL-AREAS ; COST ; LIVELIHOODS ; MANAGEMENT ; TANZANIA ; AQUIFERS ; INDUSTRY |
| 资助项目 | International Ecosystem Management Partnership-United Nations Environment Programme ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31361140360] |
| WOS研究方向 | Water Resources |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000434954900135 |
| 出版者 | MDPI |
| 资助机构 | International Ecosystem Management Partnership-United Nations Environment Programme ; National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/54718]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Aslam, Hina |
| 作者单位 | 1.United Nat Environm, Ecosyst Div, POB 30552-00100, Nairobi, Kenya 2.PMAS Arid Agr Univ, Inst Geoinformat & Earth Observat, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, 11A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.United Nat Environm Programme, Int Ecosyst Management Partnership, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 5.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19 Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 6.CSIRO, Deep Earth Imaging Future Sci Platform, Perth, WA 6151, Australia |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Aslam, Hina,Liu, Jian,Mazher, Abeer,et al. Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Mining Regions of Developing Economies: Case Study of a Coal Mining Project in Thar Coalfield, Pakistan[J]. WATER,2018,10(4):17. |
| APA | Aslam, Hina,Liu, Jian,Mazher, Abeer,Mojo, Dagne,Imran, Muhammad,&Fu, Chao.(2018).Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Mining Regions of Developing Economies: Case Study of a Coal Mining Project in Thar Coalfield, Pakistan.WATER,10(4),17. |
| MLA | Aslam, Hina,et al."Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Mining Regions of Developing Economies: Case Study of a Coal Mining Project in Thar Coalfield, Pakistan".WATER 10.4(2018):17. |
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