干旱区研究

›› 2013, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 527-533.

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Willingness to Pay of Urban and Suburban Households in Beijing for an Ecological Project in the Surrounding Areas

 MA  Hua1, LIU  Hui1, GONG  Ya-Zhen2, JIN  Jian-Jun3, MAO  Xian-Qiang4   

  1. 1. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    2. College of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China;
    3. College of Resources Science & Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    4. College of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Received:2012-05-07 Revised:2012-09-09 Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-05-16

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Abstract: Contingent valuation method with dichotomous choice elicitation questions was used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of urban and suburban residents in Beijing to the improved ecological services provided by the Beijing and Tianjin Sandstorm Source Control Project (BTSSCP). The results are that the mean WTP of residents in Beijing was 17.35-39.92 yuan RMB per household per month in 5 years; the total WTP of the benefited residents was less than the cost of the project; age, income and education level were the key factors affecting the respondents’ decision that whether they participated in the market, among which income and education level were more significant to affect suburban residents’participation decision. WTP was significantly related with the residents’income and household size. Although there was a difference of WTP between urban and suburban residents, the proportions of residents’ WTP in their income was similar, i.e. 0.28%-0.70% and 0.36%-0.65% respectively.

Key words: contingent valuation method (CVM), residents willingness to pay (WTP), Beijing and Tianjin Sandstorm Source Control Project, ecological service, Beijing