Valuing Access to Water : A Spatial Hedonic Approach Applied to Indian Cities

Valuing Access to Water : A Spatial Hedonic Approach Applied to Indian Cities / Anselin, Luc

An important infrastructure policy issue for rapidly growing cities in developing countries is how to raise fiscal revenues to finance basic services in a fair and efficient manner. This paper applies hedonic analysis that explicitly accounts for spatial spillovers to derive the value of improved ac...

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Main Authors:Anselin, Luc
Other Authors:Lozano-Gracia, Nancy
Lall, Somik V., 1972-
Deichmann, Uwe
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2008
Subjects:
Clean water
Communities & Human Settlements
Hand Pump
Households
Housing and Human Habitats
Industry
Service provision
Sewer system
Surface water
Town Water Supply and Sanitation
Urban area
Urban growth
Water Resources
Water Supply and Sanitation
Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
Water Use
Water and Industry
Water services
Water supply
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Summary:An important infrastructure policy issue for rapidly growing cities in developing countries is how to raise fiscal revenues to finance basic services in a fair and efficient manner. This paper applies hedonic analysis that explicitly accounts for spatial spillovers to derive the value of improved access to water in the Indian cities of Bhopal and Bangalore. The findings suggest that by looking at individual or private benefits only, the analysis may underestimate the overall social welfare from investing in service supply especially among the poorest residents. The paper further demonstrates how policy simulations based on these estimates help prioritize spatial targeting of interventions according to efficiency and equity criteria
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (31 Seiten)

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