Lundin, Lars
- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
This paper explores major opportunities and challenges of the development of multi-functional forestry in Europe by analysing existing attitudes of forestry stakeholders from Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the UK. The research applies a combination of qualitative social science (participatory) approaches and quantitative tools as a means for understanding of a sensitive system of interactions between manifold socio-economic and nature protection activities in European forests that are managed for multiple purposes. Heterogeneity of attitudes of forestry stakeholders, concerning wood production, biodiversity conservation and provision of other ecosystem services, as well as of practical issues and benefits of multi-functional forestry to local communities are analysed by using the Q-methodology. Stakeholders’ perspectives regarding multi-functional forests and their sustainable management are identified through characterization of attitudinal groups and discursive analysis. Key factors influencing the attitudinal diversity are examined. Research outputs reveal the diversity of existing perspectives, together with stakeholder’s overall realisation of multifunctional forestry and their general support of sustainable forest management
Keywords
Forests; ecosystem services; biodiversity; forest management systems; stakeholder evaluation; the Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Sweden; the United Kingdom
Published in
Forests, Trees and Livelihoods
2010, volume: 19, number: 4, pages: 341-358
Publisher: AB Academic Publishers, GB
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG15 Life on land
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2010.9752677
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/30771