administered a contingent valuation study to elicit willingness to pay for a theoretical project that
would improve infrastructure on the island of S. Erasmo (in the Venetian Lagoon) to help control erosion, improve
beach quality, refurbish sewage and water pipes, and restore a cultural monument. The value estimates show that the
non-use portion of mean willingness to pay is € 36, and the values for users and potential users are € 56 and € 35,
respectively.