Data from a large scale contingent valuation study are used to investigate the effects of forest attributes on willingness to pay for forest recreation in Ireland. In particular, the presence of a nature reserve in the forest is found to significantly increase the visitors? willingness to pay. A...

Contingent Valuation (CV) is one of the most used methods for environmental resources evaluation, within cost benefit analysis. Here, CV is used to estimate boating demand function of an important wetland in Italy: the Venice lagoon. Demand functions have been utilised to assess the consequences...

Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park -- 1 | Visitor Use of Acadia National Park -- 2 | Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation -- 3 | Indicators and Standards ofQuality for...

Financial shortfalls are typical for protected areas (PA) in many countries. The data collected in the mid-90s of the twentieth century indicate that globally there is a deficit in the amount of $ 2.3 billion for efficient protection of PA. Therefore, there is a growing interest in accounting...