| Author | Carisma, Brian Tecson |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-06-25 |
| Subject(s) | Sewerage Philippines Sanitation Philippines
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The need to provide adequate basic infrastructure and services is one of the crucial challenges of local government which is also restated in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing into half the proportion of people without access to water and sanitation. The inadequacy in the provision of water and sanitation is one of the priority areas of improvement that thus needs to be addressed seriously. The concept of willingness to pay (WTP) has been put forward as a more reliable means of providing a service and price it accordingly. Through this mechanism, it attracts the involvement of private sector in the service delivery. Though WTP is seen as viable means to levy charges or putting price on the service provided thereby contribute to the revenue generation, its application is limited and has not been thoroughly investigated on services with public goods character and, traditionally viewed as public sector driven. Thus, a WTP study for septage treatment facility (STF), a complementary service of the existing sanitation system, was carried out by conducting a survey to i58 randomly selected households in the Municipality of Alabel, Sarangani Province, Philippines. The existing sanitation relies heavily on septic tank system without adequate treatment, and the provision of a complementary service, the STF, provides both collection and treatment of septage prior to its disposal. This study examines how perceptions on the existing urban service delivery affect the WTP on a complementary service through the provision of STF. It explores how households' perceptions in terms of importance of the complementary service, the satisfaction on the delivery of the existing services, and the differences in public and private sector service provision, affect WTP. Results of the study do not conform to the general notion on the differences between the public and private sector service provisions. There is no significant difference in the WTP with respect to the public and private sector mechanisms of bringing the service. The overall perceptions on urban service delivery do not affect the WTP on the STF; the perceived importance of septage provision does not influence WTP, and the satisfaction on the delivery of existing services regardless of service providers does not affect WTP |
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Amin, ATM Nurul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sajor, Edsel;Vilas Nitivattananon |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Canada (CIDA) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |