Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines

Lakes are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to the impacts of unregulated industrialization in rapidly urbanizing areas. These threatened ecosystems suffer from policies that lack knowledge of the indirect yet significant roles of regulating ecosystem services. This study utilized contingent valu...

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Main Authors: Bueno, Esther Anne, Ancog, Rico, Obalan, Emma, Cero, Amyel Dale, Simon, Alvin Nowell, Macalintal, Maria Rozeni Malvecino, Bactong, Manuel, Jr., Lunar, Julius B., Buena, Geo Rhene, Sugui, Lemuel
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-84522022-11-15T00:55:20Z Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines Bueno, Esther Anne Ancog, Rico Obalan, Emma Cero, Amyel Dale Simon, Alvin Nowell Macalintal, Maria Rozeni Malvecino Bactong, Manuel, Jr. Lunar, Julius B. Buena, Geo Rhene Sugui, Lemuel Lakes are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to the impacts of unregulated industrialization in rapidly urbanizing areas. These threatened ecosystems suffer from policies that lack knowledge of the indirect yet significant roles of regulating ecosystem services. This study utilized contingent valuation to estimate the willingness to pay for the water quality restoration of Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Philippines. Results showed that its five lakeshore villages ascribe a WTP of PHP 177.09/household/month (1 USD = 42.45 PHP) or PHP 7,102,017/year for this service, with 71 % of the respondents willing to pay the given bids to improve and/or rehabilitate the lake’s water quality. The probability of a ‘Yes’ response varied significantly (α = 0.05) with the bid price, location, household income, and respondents’ willingness to participate in water quality management programs for Sampaloc Lake. Results of this study confirm the respondents’ positive willingness to pay for the improvement of Sampaloc Lake’s water quality, indicating the initial feasibility of institutionalizing the Environmental Users Fee System (EUFS) for the household residents. This valuation adds a fresh perspective to ongoing decision-making processes for urban lake management in line with the spreading urbanization in a developing country like the Philippines. This study identifies environmental education on social-ecological interactions as an important prerequisite for holistic policy decisions that will guide the city into sustainably managing its natural lake resources. Further assessment of the lake’s other ecosystem services is recommended for a complete understanding of its total economic value. 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7726 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Water quality management—Philippines—Sampaloc Lake—Finance Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Urban Studies and Planning
institution De La Salle University
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topic Water quality management—Philippines—Sampaloc Lake—Finance
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
spellingShingle Water quality management—Philippines—Sampaloc Lake—Finance
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
Bueno, Esther Anne
Ancog, Rico
Obalan, Emma
Cero, Amyel Dale
Simon, Alvin Nowell
Macalintal, Maria Rozeni Malvecino
Bactong, Manuel, Jr.
Lunar, Julius B.
Buena, Geo Rhene
Sugui, Lemuel
Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
description Lakes are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to the impacts of unregulated industrialization in rapidly urbanizing areas. These threatened ecosystems suffer from policies that lack knowledge of the indirect yet significant roles of regulating ecosystem services. This study utilized contingent valuation to estimate the willingness to pay for the water quality restoration of Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Philippines. Results showed that its five lakeshore villages ascribe a WTP of PHP 177.09/household/month (1 USD = 42.45 PHP) or PHP 7,102,017/year for this service, with 71 % of the respondents willing to pay the given bids to improve and/or rehabilitate the lake’s water quality. The probability of a ‘Yes’ response varied significantly (α = 0.05) with the bid price, location, household income, and respondents’ willingness to participate in water quality management programs for Sampaloc Lake. Results of this study confirm the respondents’ positive willingness to pay for the improvement of Sampaloc Lake’s water quality, indicating the initial feasibility of institutionalizing the Environmental Users Fee System (EUFS) for the household residents. This valuation adds a fresh perspective to ongoing decision-making processes for urban lake management in line with the spreading urbanization in a developing country like the Philippines. This study identifies environmental education on social-ecological interactions as an important prerequisite for holistic policy decisions that will guide the city into sustainably managing its natural lake resources. Further assessment of the lake’s other ecosystem services is recommended for a complete understanding of its total economic value.
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author Bueno, Esther Anne
Ancog, Rico
Obalan, Emma
Cero, Amyel Dale
Simon, Alvin Nowell
Macalintal, Maria Rozeni Malvecino
Bactong, Manuel, Jr.
Lunar, Julius B.
Buena, Geo Rhene
Sugui, Lemuel
author_facet Bueno, Esther Anne
Ancog, Rico
Obalan, Emma
Cero, Amyel Dale
Simon, Alvin Nowell
Macalintal, Maria Rozeni Malvecino
Bactong, Manuel, Jr.
Lunar, Julius B.
Buena, Geo Rhene
Sugui, Lemuel
author_sort Bueno, Esther Anne
title Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
title_short Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
title_full Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
title_fullStr Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the Philippines
title_sort measuring households' willingness to pay for water quality restoration of a natural urban lake in the philippines
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2016
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7726
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