Valuation of the benefits of improving drinking water quality for households in Dhaka
This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics, 2011.
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10361-179482023-03-22T05:07:20Z Valuation of the benefits of improving drinking water quality for households in Dhaka Khushboo, Tazia Rahman Hussain, Dr. A.M. Tanvir Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Brac University Drinking Water Quality Households in Dhaka Water quality management. This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 27-32). Consumption of contaminated drinking water brings about economic losses to households in Dhaka. Hence, this study attempts to appraise the social benefits of improving drinking water quality by estimating the monthly WTP for improved quality of drinking water using the contingent valuation method. Thirty households in Dhaka were surveyed, of which 70Yo were willing to pay for safe drinking water, and the mean monthly WTP was found to be BDT 4066.04. The study finds that disease averting behavior and exposure to information media have a positive effect on the WTP. Therefore, the paper emphasizes the importance of public campaigns using mass media to inform people about water quality, purification methods, hygiene and safe storage of drinking water, and encourage them to share such information with other household members in order to improve their perception of drinking water quality and influence coping behavior. Tazia Rahman Khushboo B. Economics 2023-03-09T04:37:11Z 2023-03-09T04:37:11Z 2011 2011-11-15 Thesis ID: 08105015 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/17948 en Brac University theses reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 48 pages application/pdf Brac University |
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