Valuing clean air in Ahvaz city by polling people (Case study: Particulate matter phenomenon)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mehdi Lovemi 1
Gholamreza Yavari 2
Mohammad Hassan Jafari Sayadi 3
ALI EHSANIPOUR 4
1 Graduate of Payam Noor University, Karaj branch
2 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Researcher of Dehkhoda Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company
10.30487/hmes.2024.2021113.1048
Abstract
Economic valuation compares the benefits of using resources with the costs.If serious and effective measures are not taken to determine, estimate and acquaint people with environmental values, functions, goods and services, these goods and services will be considered free and worthless in the minds of the community.The present study deals with valuing clean air and estimating people's willingness to pay for dust control in Ahvaz city. The statistical population of the research includes all households in Ahvaz city and the necessary information was collected using 400 questionnaires and through face-to-face interviews in 2022 and 2023. The results of the research showed that the variables of income and education had a positive effect and the variables of age and suggested amount had a negative and significant effect on willingness to pay. Also, based on the data of the two-dimensional two-dimensional questionnaire, the average annual willingness to pay for a person to enjoy clean air and control the dust phenomenon is equal to 155,000 Rials, the average annual willingness to pay for each household is 775,000 Rials.
Keywords
Dust
clean air
willingness to pay
one and a half dimensional format
Ahvaz city
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