The present study offers a Contingent Valuation application to explore residents' willingness to pay for renewable energy supply in a case study in the Italian Alps. Data were originated from onsite personal interviews and were analyzed with a Tobit model. Results show that respondents are...

Intro -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Forest in the Alpine region in Europe -- 3. Wood products and traditional timber value chain in remote areas -- 4. Innovative actors of the forestry and wood sector and innovative examples of timber value chain -- 5. Comclusion and future outlook.

Food safety policy programs often involve communication campaigns that inform the general public about reductions in the risk of experiencing negative outcomes in the future. Using a stated-choice survey, we find that people do not fully accept scientific risk estimates, but they adjust these to...