Abstract

Although participatory approaches are increasingly used in planning and management of urban woodlands, efficient tools are also needed to make the processes work. In urban forest planning impacts of proposed management regimes on aesthetic and recreational values are among the factors that interest the local residents the most. This article explores two potential methods for improving collaborative urban forest planning and design in Europe, based primarily on experience gained in the Nordic countries. The methods relate to the use of (i) computer-based visualization methods and (ii) demonstration forests and landscape laboratories. We suggest that use of both methods may lead to a major enhancement in forest planning and design. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

urban forestry; collaborative planning; landscape simulators; reference landscapes

Published in

Forest Policy and Economics
2006, Volume: 8, number: 8, pages: 811-823
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Gustavsson, Roland

  • Department of Landscape Planning Alnarp, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ode Sang, Åsa

  • Department of Landscape Planning Alnarp, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Landscape Architecture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2004.12.005

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50637