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090		0	_aLG993.5 2017 A3 _bP45
100			_aPeñaflor, Jan Kendrick B., _eauthor _96708
245			_aContingent valuation of Taguibo watershed in Butuan City through willingness to pay method / _cJan Kendrick B. Peñaflor; Nikko L. Laorden, adviser
260			_c2017
300			_a56 leaves
500			_aConfidential
502			_aThesis (BS Agribusiness Economics) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, May 2017
520	3		_aWater is important for human survival but there is limited amount of water accessible and share among 7.3 billion humans around the world. Butuan City Water District (BCWD) is a utility facility that controls and supplies water from Taguibo Watershed to the households and commercial businesses in Butuan City. As a part of the water conservation effort of BCWD, protection and rehabilitation activities to preserve the watershed were initiated. BCWD has conceptualized a watershed management program to improve the condition of Taguibo watershed and minimize water service interruptions. As such, this research aims to estimate the Butuan households? willingness to pay for the Watershed Management Program through probit regression. Using a household survey instrument, 350 respondents from different barangays in Butuan City were interviewed and data on WTP was elicited following a dichotomous referendum format. Household water conservation effort and environmental literacy were also obtained and analyzed. Results show that Butuanons have low watershed awareness and environmental literacy. Watershed awareness and educational attainment were among the factor that increases the likelihood of the households to pay for the watershed management program. Using the result of the probits model, the estimated mean WTP of Butuanons is P/ 34.23. These findings suggest 2 practical insights: (1) promote educational programs and campaigns that are geared towards promoting household water conservation practices, and increasing environmental and watershed awareness, (2) consider the estimated WTP in the implementation of the watershed rehabilitation program.
658			_aUndergraduate Thesis, _cABE 200b
700			_aLaorden, Nikko L., _eadviser _91605
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