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The Value of Managing Urban Solid Waste: Evidence from Enugu State, Nigeria

Empirical findings of a contingent valuation method survey conducted in Enugu State, Nigeria, from July to September 2003, to elicit from urban residents monetary values placed on improved solid waste management facilities. Two formats were used in the study: a referendum design that mimics a typical political referendum and a stochastic payment card design, which incorporates uncertainty into an individual's valuation of an environmental quality improvement. Results indicate that the traditional referendum design produced a lower mean willingness to pay.