简介：Publicwillingnesstopay(WTP)forurbanriversrestorationwasinvestigatedinShanghai,NanjingandHangzhouinChinawithasampleof1,285.ThefactorsinfluencingpositiveWTPagainstzeroWTPareanalyzedusingabinarylogitmodel.Theresultsindicatethatincome,Huji(residentialregistration)status,householdsize,homepropertyownership,riverfrontaccess,andattitudestowardcurrentwaterqualityarestatisticallysignificantinthelikelihoodofpositiveWTP.ItisalsofoundthatrespondentswithoutlocalHujiarelesswillingnesstopaypositivelyinpooledsampleandShanghaisample.InthegroupholdingpropertyrightofhousebutwithoutlocalHujiislesswillingnesstopaypositivelyinHangzhou.RespondentsinNanjingaremorewillingnesstopaypositivelythanthoseinHangzhou.Mostcommonargumentsagainsttopayfortherestorationare"government’sduty","lowincome","non-local-Huji"and"lackoftrustinthegovernmentinhowitspendsmoney".TheresultsaregenerallyconsistentwiththehypothesisandspecificsituationsinChina.Thefindingsmakesomecontributionstothenon-marketvaluationstudiesaswellasprovideusefulinformationforpublicpolicymakinginChina.