Households’ willingness to pay for waste management improvement in Gombe municipality of Kinshasa, DRC
Decka Kanyambu Makanga,
Jacques Muhigwa Zahiga
Abstract:The setting of the willingness to pay for the reservation and protection of the environment is one of the answers that economics science is giving to the environmental problems that society is increasingly confronted with. This study uses the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) in the municipality of Gombe for the improvement of household waste management. A survey based on 300 households showed that the income, the type of housing, the participation in a collection unit an… Show more
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