Households' preferences and willingness to pay for multiple use water services in rural areas of South Africa: An analysis based on choice modelling

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 715-724

  Kanyoka, P ^a   Farolfi, S ^a   Morardet, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UMR G EAU   (France)

Author keywords

Choice modelling; Domestic water demand; Multiple water uses; Water services; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHOICE MODELLING; DOMESTIC WATER; MULTIPLE WATER USE; WATER SERVICE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

RURAL AREAS;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 64549135354     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i6.183675     Document Type: Article

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