Consumer preferences and water charging options in a large urban municipality: a case study
(2001) Consumer preferences and water charging options in a large urban municipality: a case study . Public Works Management and Policy 5(3):pp. 209-217.
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Abstract
This paper uses limited dependent variable techniques to model the decision-making process in a dual-pricing household water system as employed in Brisbane, Australia. In this system, households could initially choose to remain on a standard rateable value principle of payment for water or move to a volumetric/user-pays system. Because of uncertainty associated with future household water demand, the option to remain on the existing system has value and is thereby incorporated into the appropriate decision-making model. A number of property/household characteristics are found to influence the choice of water charging system along with the value of the option. These include property size and rateable value, the number of household members, the type of garden vegetation, and the presence of various household appliances.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Two-part tariffs; user pays; volumetric water pricing |
| Subjects: | 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360201 Public Policy 340000 Economics > 340200 Applied Economics > 340202 Environment and Resource Economics |
| ID Code: | 2574 |
| Deposited By: | Worthington, Andrew |
| Deposited On: | 18 November 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087724X0153003 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2001 Sage Publications |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |