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.
Highlights
With the rapidly growth of economy in the past three decades, Chinese living standard has been extraordinarily improved
There still has no appropriate solution for dealing with solid wastes pollution despite of environment being observed damaged in rural China
It is revealed that over 92% of respondents believe that the solid wastes recycling project should be implemented in China rural area, only 59.46% of respondents would agree to be charged by approaching the project
Summary
With the rapidly growth of economy in the past three decades, Chinese living standard has been extraordinarily improved. Environmental issues in rural area are increasingly deteriorated. Industrial wastes, the excessive using of fertilizers and pesticides are playing important roles in environmental pollution in rural area. Discharging of solid wastes is aggravating rural environment. Discharging of none pre-treated solid wastes in rural area would cause atmospheric, water and soil issues; it endangers public benefits in diverse aspects. There still has no appropriate solution for dealing with solid wastes pollution despite of environment being observed damaged in rural China. Environmental preservation is of significantly importance and urgency to rural china. Protection policies should be implemented to improve the living environments and guarantee the public health in rural area
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
