Explaining landholders' decisions about riparian zone management: The role of behavioural, normative, and control beliefs

Fielding, Kelly S.; Terry, Deborah J.; Masser, Barbara M.; Bordia, Prashant; Hogg, Michael A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.03.002

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“…Jenner et al, 2002), pro-environmental behaviours such as recycling (Cheung et. al, 1999), riparian zone management (Fielding et al, 2005), composting (Taylor and Todd, 1995), and water conservation (Lynne et al, 1995). The theory is especially applicable to behaviours that are not entirely under personal control, and it encompasses the relatively thoughtful process involved in considering personal costs and benefits of engaging in various kinds of behaviours (Petty et al, 1991).…”

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Attitudinal and socio-demographic effects on willingness to pay for water services and actual payment behaviour

Mugabi

Kayaga

2010

Urban Water Journal

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Citation: MUGABI, J. and KAYAGA, S., 2010. Attitudinal and socio-demographic effects on willingness to pay for water services and actual payment behaviour. Urban Water Journal, 7 (5), pp. 287 -300. ABSTRACTImproving revenue collection rates and minimising the levels of 'bad debts' is currently a top priority for managers of water utilities in low-income countries. This study used empirical data from a cross-sectional survey of 505 utility customers in eight urban centres in Uganda toshow that customer attitude towards prompt payment, perceived ease or difficulty of paying on time (perceived control), as well as social pressure, strongly influence intentions to pay, which in turn directly affects actual prompt bill payment behaviour. The findings also show that gender, income, occupation of the household head and tenure status have statistically significant direct relationships with intentions, but their effects are much smaller compared to the joint influence of attitudes, perceived control and perceived social pressure. Moreover, the effects of gender and occupation are completely mediated by perceived control and social pressure respectively. These results have implications for improving revenue collection through customer-focused initiatives.

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Attitudinal and socio-demographic effects on willingness to pay for water services and actual payment behaviour

Mugabi

Kayaga

2010

Urban Water Journal

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Determinants of customer decisions to pay utility water bills promptly

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Citation: MUGABI, J. ... et al., 2010. Determinants of customer decisions to pay utility water bills promptly. Water Policy, 12 (2), pp. 220-236.Additional Information: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Water Policy, 12 (2), pp. 220-236. [DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.096] and is available at www.iwapublishing.com. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ABSTRACTCost recovery is a prerequisite for sustainable water service provision. For water utilities, one of the key determinants of overall cost recovery efficiency is the ability to recover payment, within a reasonable timeframe, for all the water bills sent to customers. This study used empirical data, obtained through a cross-sectional survey in eight small urban centres in Uganda to establish the determinants of customer decisions to pay utility water bills promptly.Regression analysis on the data showed that customer attitude towards prompt payment, perceived ease or difficulty of paying on time (perceived control), as well as social pressure, strongly influence intentions to pay, which in turn directly affects actual prompt bill payment behaviour. The results also show that attitudes towards prompt payment are informed by perceptions of benefits and sacrifices associated with the behaviour, while social pressure is perceived to come from family members, neighbours and the utility itself. Perceived control was found to reflect both internal and external impediments to prompt bill payment, many of which relate to service issues that are within the control of water utility managers.

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“…Mueller [10] argues that a subsidy for recycling is more effective than a fine for failing to recycle. Fielding et al [11] and a number of others concentrate on the farmer's attitudinal or normative beliefs and on environmental education. As an example of farm recycling, Collins et al [12] early analyzed the factors influencing California farm rice-straw disposal.…”

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Recycling on Semi-subsistence Farms: Household vs. Farm Factors

Bi¹,

Chen²

2016

J Pollut Eff Cont

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As with food production, waste management on semi-subsistent farms is a joint outcome of household-specific and farm-specific resources. It is useful therefore to analyze waste-disposal decisions with this jointness in mind. We do so here with a sample of Chinese farms. Attention is given to five distinct types of waste: packaging materials, manure, wastewater, plastic mulch, and straw.We find farm recycling to intensify as household cash income, farm manager's age and education, and farm workforce size expand. Recycling declines however as the number of dependents and farm cultivable area enlarge. Put differently, waste management improves as the family's labor and capital resources grow, but deteriorate if landholdings expand while capital and labor resources do not. The small family farm's recycling behavior, in short, appears to be entirely rational.Specifically household and specifically farm factors are each important to the capital and labor mix that promotes recycling. In the aggregate, a one-percent variation in the principal household factors induces an average 0.35 percent change in recycling activity, while a one-percent variation in the principal farm factors induces an average 0.18 percent change. Assuming continued economic development, we find reason to be moderately optimistic about the future of small-farm waste disposal.

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Explaining landholders' decisions about riparian zone management: The role of behavioural, normative, and control beliefs

Cited by 128 publications

References 23 publications

Attitudinal and socio-demographic effects on willingness to pay for water services and actual payment behaviour

Attitudinal and socio-demographic effects on willingness to pay for water services and actual payment behaviour

Determinants of customer decisions to pay utility water bills promptly

Recycling on Semi-subsistence Farms: Household vs. Farm Factors

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