Household Willingness to Pay for Wastewater Treatment and Water Supply System Improvement in a Ger Area in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia

摘要: This study aimed to investigate the willingness of residents ger (traditional nomadic house) areas pay for improvements in water supply and wastewater treatment system terms capital costs operation management (O&M) by contingent valuation (CV) method payment card format. The problems area are a lack drainage system, use unimproved sanitation technology, an unsafe supply, addition direct discharging into pit latrines, soak pits, yards, streets. contribution this is application previously unstudied enhance participation communities that absent development plan Ulaanbaatar city. A field survey was conducted one areas, Damba planning unit, 298 samples were collected from residents. Data analyzed compared using ordinary least squares (OLS) Tobit regression models. Model results showed average total facility installation 1000 thousand Mongolian tugrik (MNT), maximum 3000 MNT per month. important factors affecting residents’ (WTP) housing type, current monthly income level, education, order significance. People living their own detached house educated greater than high school more willing facilities. Those who paying higher cost. With respect WTP O&M cost, associated with family size, housing, time access, Families larger number members pay, low-income people less O&M. Education positive influence on Water access also affected those could not within 30 min, as they indicated low values.