The applicability of unit pricing for municipal waste management in China: case study of Shijiazhuang

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Abstract	Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is one of the most challenging issues in Chinese urban cities due to huge quantities of solid waste generation. Unit pricing has been widely used as an efficient tool for waste management among many countries. The main aim of this study is to look into the applicability of unit pricing policy in current Chinese society and to pre-evaluate this policy. This case study presents an assessment of the existing situation of municipal solid waste management in Shijiazhuang Community. Dillman Approach is used to randomly survey 1000 households for their consumer behavior, their attitude toward unit pricing policy and their own thoughts about waste management. 480 effective questionnaires were returned for data collection and analysis. Based on the qualitative analysis of our Data we provide policy recommendations to successfully implement unit pricing and provide a new unit pricing model specific to the studied Chinese city. --Leaf i.
Persons	Persons Author (aut): Yihan, Li Thesis advisor (ths): Fredj, Karima
Degree Name	Degree Name Master of Arts (MA)
Department	Department Natural Resources & Environmental Studies
DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.24124/2015/bpgub1144
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Dissertations and Theses

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Date Created/Date Issued	2015
Publisher	University of Northern British Columbia
Issuance	monographic

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Subject Topic	Subject Topic Refuse and refuse disposal -- Economic aspects -- China -- Shijiazhuang -- Case studies. Urban sanitation -- Economic aspects -- China -- Shijiazhuang -- Case studies. Cities and towns -- Waste disposal -- China -- Shijiazhuang -- Case studies.
Library of Congress Classification	Library of Congress Classification HD4485.C52 S55 2015

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