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Willingness to pay to avoid flooding in Cuttack, India

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Mahaprashasta, J; Mukhopadhyay, P; Pattanayak, SK
Published in: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
February 1, 2021

Flooding is a frequent natural disaster, which is predicted to intensify over time because of climate change. As more than half the world lives in urban spaces, flooding could devastate urban populations, especially if the infrastructure to cope with flooding is inadequate. We study flooding in Cuttack, Odisha, a typical Indian city subject to annual flooding. We present estimates from a lower and lower-middle income country of household willingness to pay (WTP) for improved urban drainage using a revealed preference method. We use a hedonic price model to estimate WTP across city zones with differential exposure to flooding. At 2014–15 prices, a typical flood (approximately 7 hours per day on average) reduces the annual rental value by INR1352 (US21)orabout4.4 2.9 million) to avoid flooding. Our findings have implications for urban sustainability and the financing of public infrastructure to reduce flooding in low and lower-middle-income countries.

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Published In

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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2212-4209

Publication Date

February 1, 2021

Volume

53

Related Subject Headings

  • 4406 Human geography
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
 

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Mahaprashasta, J., Mukhopadhyay, P., & Pattanayak, S. K. (2021). Willingness to pay to avoid flooding in Cuttack, India. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101959
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

DOI

ISSN

2212-4209

Publication Date

February 1, 2021

Volume

53

Related Subject Headings

  • 4406 Human geography
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management