Title Page
Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATION 12
ABSTRACT 14
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 17
1.1. Background 17
1.1.1. Air Pollution and PM2.5 Control in Korea(이미지참조) 19
1.1.2. Air Pollution and PM2.5 Control in China(이미지참조) 21
1.2. Problem Statement 24
1.3. Research Questions 26
1.4. Research Objectives 27
1.5. Research Hypothesis 27
1.6. Conceptual Framework 28
1.7. Significance of the Research 29
1.8. Definition of Key Terms 30
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 31
2.1. WTP and CVM 31
2.2. WTP, CVM and Environmental Issues 33
2.3. Evaluating WTP for Air Pollution Control by CVM 35
CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY 41
3.1. Study Area 41
3.1.1. Daegu, Korea 41
3.1.2. Beijing, China 42
3.2. Questionnaire and Survey Design 45
3.2.1. Selection of Variables 45
3.2.2. Structure for Eliciting WTP 48
3.3. Sampling and Data Analysis 51
3.3.1. Sampling 51
3.3.2. Model 52
CHAPTER 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 55
4.1. A General Profile of the Respondents 57
4.1.1. Socio-Economic Status of the Respondents 57
4.1.2. Environmental Awareness of the Respondents 63
4.1.3. Air Pollution Exposure Level of the Respondents 70
4.2. Willingness to Pay 72
4.2.1. Overview 72
4.2.2. Negative WTP 75
4.2.3. Economic Estimation of WTP 78
4.3. Discussions 88
4.3.1. WTP Level 88
4.3.2. Major Influencing Factors for WTP 89
4.3.3. Limitations of the Study 90
CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 92
5.1. Conclusions 92
5.2. Recommendations 95
REFERENCES 97
Appendix : Sample Questionnaire 105
요약 110
Table 1. Independent Variables and Corresponding Questions 46
Table 2. Definition of Variables Used in Stata and SPSS 55
Table 3. Socio-Economic Profile of the Korean Respondents 58
Table 4. Socio-Economic Profile of the Chinese Respondents 61
Table 5. Statistics on Korean Respondents' Environmental Awareness 64
Table 6. Statistics on Chinese Respondents' Environmental Awareness 65
Table 7. Distribution of Responses to Air Pollution Causes in Korea and China 66
Table 8. Comparison of Perception of Air Pollution Causes in Korea and China 66
Table 9. Level of Environmental Education in Korea and China 67
Table 10. Comparison of Environmental Awareness Level in Korea and China 67
Table 11. Distribution of Responses to Participatory Solutions... 69
Table 12. Comparison of Preference of Participatory Solutions... 69
Table 13. Air Pollution Exposure Level of the Korean Respondents 71
Table 14. Air Pollution Exposure Level of the Chinese Respondents 71
Table 15. Payment Plans for Korea and China 73
Table 16. Distribution of Amount of Initial Bids in Korea and China 73
Table 17. Distribution of Responses to Initial Bid Offers in Korea 74
Table 18. Distribution of Responses to Initial Bid Offers in China 74
Table 19. Korean Respondents' Reasons for Negative WTP 75
Table 20. Chinese Respondents' Reasons for Negative WTP 77
Table 21. WTP Model with No Control Variables in Korea 78
Table 22. WTP Model with No Control Variables in China 79
Table 23. Comparison of Mean WTP with No Control Variables... 79
Table 24. Correlation between WTP and 24 Variables in Korea 80
Table 25. Correlation between WTP and 24 Variables in China 82
Table 26. WTP Model with Explanatory Variables for Korea 84
Table 27. WTP Model with Explanatory Variables for China 85
Table 28. Equations for WTP Model with Explanatory Variables 85
Table 29. Mean WTP for Korea 86
Table 30. Mean WTP for China 86
Table 31. Total Estimated WTP in Daegu of Korea and Beijing of China 87
Figure 1. Change of Average PM2.5 Concentration in...(이미지참조) 23
Figure 2. Conceptual Framework of the Willingness to Pay and... 29
Figure 3. Map of Daegu in Korea 42
Figure 4. Map of Beijing in China 44
Figure 5. Basic Framework of CVM Question in the Questionnaire 49
Figure 6. Age Composition for Korean Respondents 59
Figure 7. Family Size Distribution for Korean Respondents 60
Figure 8. Age Composition for Chinese Respondents 62
Figure 9. Family Size Distribution for Chinese Respondents 62
Figure 10. Comparison of Air Pollution Exposure Level in Korea and China 72