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Maintaining water service quality in the face of climate change: Can stated-preference analysis support priority setting?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Stated-preference methods offer an implementable way of involving stakeholders in water management decisions. • We estimate a latent class model, enabling us to profile different types of respondents. • WTP is higher for environmental improvements, and lower or negative for improved resilience. • Respondents are polarised between those willing to pay for improvements and those who prefer to stay as they are. • Responses contradict regulatory priorities and reveal an unexpected tolerance towards supply restrictions.

Source: Utilities Policy

DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.101895

Authors: Antonio Massarutto, Stefania Troiano

Institution: University of Udine

Language: English

Topic: Economic and Environmental Valuation

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,950