Foreword. Part I: Introduction to CVM in Italy. 1. Introduction; R.C. Bishop, D. Romano. 2.

A Review of CVM Environmental Applications in Italy; D. Romano, L. Viganò. Part II: Conceptual Issues. 3. Total Economic Value and Evaluation Techniques; M. Albani, D. Romano.

4. Cognitive Representations of Total Value in a CVM Framework: A Critical Review of the Literature; G. Casoni. 5. Paternalism Vs. Consumer Sovereignty in the Economic Appraisal of Non-Market Goods; F. Nuti. Part III: Wildlife Applications.

6. The Economic Value of Wildlife (Game and Non-Game): Two CVM Case Studies from North-Eastern Italy; F. Marangon, P. Rosato. 7. The Economic Value of Hunting in Florence Province; L. Casini, S. Romano.

8. The Economic Value of Hunting Activity: A CVM Study at Tonezza del Cimone (Vicenza) Alpine Preserve; G.M. Bazzani. 9. Valuing Birdwatching in a Mediterranean Wetland; G. Signorello. Part IV: Other Applications.

10. Individual WTPs for Reductions in Cancer Death Risks; A. Aimola. 11. The Economic Value of Rural Landscape: An Application to the Area Between Isonzo and Tagliamento Rivers (Friuli-Venezia Giulia); T. Tempesta. 12. Kernel Vs.

Logit Modeling of Single Bounded CV Responses: Valuing Access to Architectural and Visual Arts Heritage in Italy; R. Scarpa, et al. 13. Categorical Nesting and Information Effects on WTP Estimates for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Campi Flegrei; P. Riganti, R. Scarpa. Part V: Current Status and Outlook. 14.

Reflections on Validity and theItalian Experience with Contingent Valuation; R.C. Bishop, D.W. McCollum. Author Index. Subject Index.