Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Indirect Estimation of Citizens Willingness to Pay for Past Environmental Damage Elimination: Case Study of Kemerovo City

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2010 3 (6)
Authors
Mekush, Galina E.; Kalugin, Andrey M.
Contact information
Mekush, Galina E. : Kemerovo State University , 7 Ermaka st., Kemerovo, 650043 Russia , e-mail: ; Kalugin, Andrey M. : Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University , 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8529 Japan
Keywords
past environmental damage; willingness to pay; health risk assessment; choice experiment format; Russia
Abstract

The paper describes the results of the first attempt in Russia to indirectly estimate Kemerovo city residents willingness to pay for the implementation of projects aimed at past environmental damage elimination and health risk reduction. The study employs choice experiment format incorporated into originally designed questionnaires which were used during the household survey. The analysis of interview results revealed that the majority of population in Kemerovo is concerned about past environmental damage issues; however, aggregated numbers for willingness to pay for the city level appeared to be much lower of those estimated by local authorities as required for project implementation.

Pages
891-902
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2075

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