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<p>The option of using the contingent valuation method (CVM) to assess residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for upgrading the quality of water resources in their communes is discussed in the article. Surveys were conducted using the direct interview method. The analysis included the application of CVM to examine the potential for financing projects that are focused on reducing the eutrophication process of the Baltic Sea, financing the construction of municipal sewage treatment plants in selected communes in Greece and Poland and financing the upgrade of sewage disposal and treatment standards in Śniadowo in north-eastern Poland. For authorities of a given area, the CVM is an instrument supporting the decision-making process regarding investments in water resources’ protection.</p>
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The option of using the contingent valuation method (CVM) to assess residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for upgrading the quality of water resources in their communes is discussed in the article. Surveys were conducted using the direct interview method. The analysis included the application of CVM to examine the potential for financing projects that are focused on reducing the eutrophication process of the Baltic Sea, financing the construction of municipal sewage treatment plants in selected communes in Greece and Poland and financing the upgrade of sewage disposal and treatment standards in Śniadowo in north-eastern Poland. For authorities of a given area, the CVM is an instrument supporting the decision-making process regarding investments in water resources’ protection.

Application of the Contingent Valuation Method in Water Resources Protection

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Central European Economic Journal

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The option of using the contingent valuation method (CVM) to assess residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for upgrading the quality of water resources in their...

Country	Lithuania	Poland			Sweden
CVM survey	Pilot survey (OE)	Pilot survey (OE)	Main survey (DC)	Correspondence survey (DC)	Correspondence survey (DC)
Average WTP value for those willing to pay	9	17	73	207	773
Average WTP value for funding supporters declaring zero willingness to pay	7	14	56	102	610
Mean WTP value of the total sample	5	10	45	80	480

Application of the Contingent Valuation Method in Water Resources Protection

Online veröffentlicht: 20. Aug. 2021

Seitenbereich: 212 - 218

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2021-0015

Schlüsselwörter
contingent valuation method, water resources protection

© 2021 Rafał Miłaszewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Estimation of the WTP for the upgrade of the Baltic Sea water quality expressed in USD/resident

Application of the Contingent Valuation Method in Water Resources Protection

Online veröffentlicht: 20. Aug. 2021

Seitenbereich: 212 - 218

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2021-0015

Schlüsselwörtercontingent valuation method, water resources protection

© 2021 Rafał Miłaszewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Estimation of the WTP for the upgrade of the Baltic Sea water quality expressed in USD/resident

Schlüsselwörter
contingent valuation method, water resources protection