Economists have neglected place attachment as a potential explanation for people's preferences for environmental goods. We conducted the first discrete choice experiment to assess the place attachment concept in the valuation of and response to the place-specific environmental impact from a...

Temporal aspects of environmental preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) have not yet received attention comparable to their importance. We investigate how WTP and preferences have evolved over five years. Data generated by two identical contingent valuation surveys on oil spill prevention...